The meaning of HAVE is to hold or maintain as a possession, privilege, or entitlement. How to use have in a sentence.

Have is one of three auxiliary verbs in English: be, do and have. We use have before -ed forms to make the present perfect and past perfect. …

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, …

You use have when you are confirming or contradicting a statement containing 'have', 'has', or 'had', or answering a question. 'Have you been to York before?'—'Yes we have.'

1. To have endured all that one can: I've had it with their delays. 2. To be in a state beyond remedy, repair, or salvage: That coat has had it. 3. To have done everything that is possible or that will be permitted.

The tables below show how "to have" conjugates in all 12 of the past, present, and future tenses. Bear in mind that "to have" is used as both the auxiliary verb and the main verb in these conjugation tables.

Definition of have verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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.

have, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Jun 8, 2023 · Has and have are both forms of the verb to have, but they are used in different grammatical contexts. Has is used with singular subjects and with the pronouns he, she, and it. Have is used with plural subjects and with the pronouns I, you, we, and they.