Idioms for have

Origin of have

before 900; Middle English haven, habben, Old English habban; cognate with German haben, Old Norse hafa, Gothic haban to have; perhaps akin to heave

synonym study for have

1. Have, hold, occupy, own, possess mean to be, in varying degrees, in possession of something. Have, being the most general word, admits of the widest range of application: to have money, rights, discretion, a disease, a glimpse, an idea; to have a friend's umbrella. To hold is to have in one's grasp or one's control, but not necessarily as one's own: to hold stakes. To occupy is to hold and use, but not necessarily by any right of ownership: to occupy a chair, a house, a position. To own is to have the full rights of property in a thing, which, however, another may be holding or enjoying: to own a house that is rented to tenants. Possess is a more formal equivalent for own and suggests control, and often occupation, of large holdings: to possess vast territories.

usage note for have

See of2.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH have

halve have

British Dictionary definitions for have on (1 of 2)

have on

verb (tr)

(usually adverb) to wear
(usually adverb) to have (a meeting or engagement) arranged as a commitment what does your boss have on this afternoon?
(adverb) informal to trick or tease (a person)
(preposition) to have available (information or evidence, esp when incriminating) about (a person) the police had nothing on him, so they let him go

British Dictionary definitions for have on (2 of 2)

have
/ (hæv) /

verb has, having or had (mainly tr)

noun

(usually plural) a person or group of people in possession of wealth, security, etc the haves and the have-nots

Word Origin for have

Old English habban; related to Old Norse hafa, Old Saxon hebbian, Old High German habēn, Latin habēre

Idioms and Phrases with have on (1 of 2)

have on

1

have something on. See have nothing on, def. 3.

2

have someone on; put someone on. Deceive or fool someone, as in There was no answer when I called; someone must be having me on, or You can't mean you're taking up ballet—you're putting me on! [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

Idioms and Phrases with have on (2 of 2)

have