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{
"term": "have",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "present simple I / you / we / they have",
"heSheIt": "he / she / it has"
},
"pastSimple": "past simple had",
"pastParticiple": "past participle had",
"ingForm": "having"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to own, hold or possess something",
"sensetop": "have something",
"labels": "British EnglishNorth American EnglishBritish English",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He had a new car and a boat."
},
{
"text": "Have you got a job yet?"
},
{
"text": "I don't have that much money on me."
},
{
"text": "She's got a BA in English."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "be made up of",
"sensetop": "have something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "In 2023 the party had 10 000 members."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to show a quality or feature",
"sensetop": "have somethinghave something + adj.",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The ham had a smoky flavour.",
"contextForm": "have something"
},
{
"text": "The house has gas-fired central heating."
},
{
"text": "The car has four-wheel drive."
},
{
"text": "They have a lot of courage."
},
{
"text": "He's got a front tooth missing.",
"contextForm": "have something + adj."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to show a particular quality by your actions",
"sensetop": "have something to do something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Surely she didn't have the nerve to say that to him?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "used to show a particular relationship",
"sensetop": "have somebody/something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's got three children."
},
{
"text": "Do you have a client named Peters?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "to be able to make use of something because it is available",
"sensetop": "have something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Have you got time to call him?"
},
{
"text": "We have no choice in the matter."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "to be in a position where you ought to do something",
"sensetop": "have something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We have a duty to care for the refugees."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "to be in a position of needing to do something",
"sensetop": "have somethinghave something to do",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've got a lot of homework tonight.",
"contextForm": "have something"
},
{
"text": "I must go—I have a bus to catch.",
"contextForm": "have something to do"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "to let a feeling or thought come into your mind",
"sensetop": "have something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He had the strong impression that someone was watching him."
},
{
"text": "We've got a few ideas for the title."
},
{
"text": "**I've got it!** We'll call it ‘Word Magic’."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 10,
"definition": "to suffer from an illness or a disease",
"sensetop": "have something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've got a headache."
},
{
"text": "He found out that he had HIV just last year."
},
{
"text": "I had a cold yesterday and I couldn't come to work."
}
],
"topics": ["Health problems"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 11,
"definition": "to hold somebody/something in the way mentioned",
"sensetop": "have somebody/something + adv./prep.",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She'd got him by the collar."
},
{
"text": "He had his head in his hands."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 12,
"definition": "to place or keep something in a particular position",
"sensetop": "have something + adv./prep.",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Mary had her back to me."
},
{
"text": "I soon had the fish in a net."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 13,
"definition": "to experience something",
"sensetop": "have something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I went to a few parties and had a good time."
},
{
"text": "I was having difficulty in staying awake."
},
{
"text": "She'll have an accident one day."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 14,
"definition": "to organize or hold an event",
"sensetop": "have something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Let's have a party."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 15,
"definition": "to eat, drink or smoke something",
"sensetop": "have something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **have breakfast/lunch/dinner**"
},
{
"text": "I'll have the salmon *(= for example, in a restaurant)*."
},
{
"text": "I had a coffee while I was waiting."
},
{
"text": "Have you had breakfast yet?"
},
{
"text": "I just had a sandwich for lunch."
},
{
"text": "He went outside to have a cigarette."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 16,
"definition": "to perform a particular action",
"sensetop": "have something",
"labels": "(British English)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I had a swim to cool down."
},
{
"text": "to **have a wash/shower/bath**"
},
{
"text": "We had a very interesting discussion about climate change."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 17,
"definition": "to give birth to somebody/something",
"sensetop": "have somebody/something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's going to have a baby."
},
{
"text": "Our cat has just had five kittens."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 18,
"definition": "to produce a particular effect",
"sensetop": "have something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "His paintings had a strong influence on me as a student."
},
{
"text": "The colour green has a restful effect."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 19,
"definition": "to receive something from somebody",
"sensetop": "have something",
"labels": "North American English",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I had a letter from my brother this morning."
},
{
"text": "**Can I have** a Coke, please?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 20,
"definition": "to be given something; to have something done to you",
"sensetop": "have something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm having treatment for my back problem."
},
{
"text": "How many driving lessons have you had so far?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 21,
"definition": "to experience the effects of somebody’s actions",
"sensetop": "have something doing something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We have orders coming in from all over the world."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 22,
"definition": "to suffer the effects of what somebody else does to you",
"sensetop": "have something done",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She had her bag stolen."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 23,
"definition": "to cause something to be done for you by somebody else",
"sensetop": "have something done",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "You've had your hair cut!"
},
{
"text": "We're having our car repaired."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 24,
"definition": "to tell or arrange for somebody to do something for you",
"sensetop": "have somebody do somethinghave somebody + adv./prep.",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He had the bouncers throw them out of the club.",
"contextForm": "have somebody do something"
},
{
"text": "**I'll have you know** *(= I'm telling you)* I'm a black belt in judo."
},
{
"text": "She's always having the builders in to do something or other.",
"contextForm": "have somebody + adv./prep."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 25,
"definition": "to cause somebody/something to be in a particular state; to make somebody react in a particular way",
"sensetop": "have somebody/something + adj.have somebody/something doing something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I want to have everything ready in good time.",
"contextForm": "have somebody/something + adj."
},
{
"text": "He had his audience listening attentively.",
"contextForm": "have somebody/something doing something"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 26,
"definition": "to be with somebody",
"sensetop": "have somebody with you",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She had some friends with her."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 27,
"definition": "to take care of somebody/something in your home, especially for a limited period",
"sensetop": "have somebody/something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We're having the kids for the weekend."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 28,
"definition": "to entertain somebody in your home",
"sensetop": "have somebody + adv./prep.",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We had some friends to dinner last night."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 29,
"definition": "to allow something; to accept something without complaining",
"sensetop": "have somethinghave somebody/something doing something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm sick of your rudeness—I won't have it any longer!",
"contextForm": "have something"
},
{
"text": "We can't have people arriving late all the time.",
"contextForm": "have somebody/something doing something"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 30,
"definition": "to put somebody at a disadvantage in an argument",
"sensetop": "have somebody",
"labels": "(informal)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**You've got me there**. I hadn't thought of that."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 31,
"definition": "to have sex with somebody",
"sensetop": "have somebody",
"labels": "(slang)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He had her in his office."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 32,
"definition": "to trick or cheat somebody",
"sensetop": "be had",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm afraid you've been had.",
"contextForm": "be had"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 33,
"definition": "to take or accept somebody for a particular role",
"sensetop": "have somebody as something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Who can we have as treasurer?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to dislike somebody because of something bad they have done to you in the past",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I don’t have anything against her, we just don’t get along."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to finish something unpleasant so that it does not continue",
"labels": "(especially British English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Let's have done with this silly argument."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to be in a very bad condition; to be unable to be repaired",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The car had had it."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to be extremely tired",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've had it! I'm going to bed."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to have lost all chance of surviving something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "When the truck smashed into me, I thought I'd had it."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to be going to experience something unpleasant",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Dad saw you scratch the car—you've had it now!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to be unable to accept a situation any longer",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**I’ve had it (up to here) with him**—he’s done it once too often."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to claim that it is a fact that…",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**Rumour has it** that we'll have a new manager soon."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be likely to suffer the unpleasant effects of your actions and to deserve to do so",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It was no surprise when she left him—everyone knew he had it coming to him."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to not like somebody and be unpleasant to them",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be capable of doing something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Everyone thinks he has it in him to produce a literary classic."
},
{
"text": "You were great. I didn't know you had it in you."
},
{
"text": "You spoke really well at that meeting, standing up for us all. I never knew you had it in you."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have sex with somebody",
"labels": "(British English, slang)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be not nearly as good as somebody/something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "not willing to listen to or believe something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I tried to persuade her to wait but she wasn't having any."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "other things, people, etc. of the same kind",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There's room in the cellar to store old furniture and what have you."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/həv//əv//hæv/",
"audio": "ha/have/have__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/həz//əz//hæz/",
"audio": "ha/have/has__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/həd//əd//hæd/",
"audio": "ha/have/had__gb_7.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈhævɪŋ/",
"audio": "ha/have/having__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/həv//əv//hæv/",
"audio": "ha/have/have__us_1_rr.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/həz//əz//hæz/",
"audio": "ha/have/has__us_1_rr.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/həd//əd//hæd/",
"audio": "ha/have/had__us_4_rr.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈhævɪŋ/",
"audio": "ha/have/having__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English habban, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hebben and German haben, also probably to heave."
}