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1. For the type ☒ No state has λ or can adopt such measures, see ellipsis ³.

2. In a sentence of the type Some Labour MPs would have preferred to have wound up the Session before rising, the present infinitive is preferable, i.e. Some Labour MPs would have preferred to wind up the Session before rising, although the perfect infinitive is sometimes found when the past nature of the unperformed action is being emphasized. Examples:

Fish, who had decent feelings, would have preferred to be pawed in privacy—J. I. M. Stewart, 1975

I would have preferred to have seen an accompanying annotated sketch so that the plant zonations could be easily recognised—Birds, 1981.

3.
have to and have got to.
In the meaning 'must', have to normally denotes habitual or continuing necessity (I have to wear contact lenses) whereas have got to denotes immediate or temporary necessity (I've got to catch a train in half an hour). In the past tense, had to is much more usual than had got to:

In addition to his normal day's work in the library, he had to care for a complete invalid, shop on the way home,...and then translate demanding tomes until one or two o'clock in the morning—D. Murphy, 1979

He knew...that in order not to lose control irretrievably of his life he had to hold on to his job—William Boyd, 1981.

The only available perfect and pluperfect forms are have had to and had had to:

They like the feeling that they have had to fight other men for possession. That is what it is all about, really—Anita Brookner, 1984

Turning the other cheek was for girls who hadn't had to give blow jobs to tramps in exchange for a few pieces of candy—P. Booth, 1986

Since Sara had not had to show I.D. at the motel she'd given them a different alias—D. P. La Selle, 2004.

4. For don't have = haven't got and do you have = have you got, see do ⁴.

5. For had have, see had ².

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also have at

verb

1. To keep at one's disposal: hold, own, possess, retain. See keep/release.
2. To hold on one's person: bear, carry, possess. Informal pack. See owned/unowned.
3. To have at one's disposal: boast, command, enjoy, hold, possess. See owned/unowned.
4. To have the use or benefit of: enjoy, hold, possess. See owned/unowned.
5. To be endowed with as a visible characteristic or form: bear, carry, display, exhibit, possess. See show/hide.
6. To have as a part: comprehend, comprise, contain, embody, embrace, encompass, include, involve, subsume, take in. See include/exclude.
7. To be filled by: contain, hold. See include/exclude.
8. To admit to one's possession, presence, or awareness: accept, receive, take. See accept/reject.
9. To participate in or partake of personally: experience, feel, go through, know, meet¹ (with), see, suffer, taste (of), undergo. Archaic prove. Idioms: run up against. See participate/abstain.
10. To be physically aware of through the senses: experience, feel. See knowledge/ignorance.
11. To undergo an emotional reaction: experience, feel, know, savor, taste. See feelings.
12. To cause to be in a certain state or to undergo a particular experience or action: get, make. See cause/effect.
13. To neither forbid nor prevent: allow, let, permit, suffer, tolerate. See allow/prevent.
14. To organize and carry out (an activity): give, hold, stage. See control/uncontrol, planned/unplanned.
15. To involve oneself in (an activity): carry on, engage, indulge, partake, participate. Idioms: take part. See participate/abstain.
16. To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation: beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick. Informal bamboozle. Slang four-flush. Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride. See honest/dishonest.
17. To give birth to: bear, bring forth, deliver. Chiefly Regional birth. Idioms: be broughtabedto bedof. See rich/poor.
18. To engage in sexual relations with: bed, copulate, couple, mate, sleep with, take. Idioms: go to bed with, make love, make whoopee, roll in the hay. See sex/asexual.

phrasal verb - have at

To set upon with violent force: aggress, assail, assault, attack, beset, fall on (or upon), go at, sail into, storm, strike. Informal light into, pitch into. See attack/defend.

Idioms beginning with have:
have one's ass in a sling
have the courage of one's convictions
have one's cake and eat it, too
have a grasp of
have one's own way
have someone's number
have the better of
have the feel of
have the goods on
have a good head on one's shoulders
have one's day
have a time of it
have a ball
have a brush with
have a crush on
have a clear conscience
have a familiar ring
have a good command of
have a mind to
have something going
have a good time
have a head for
have a heart
have a hold over
have a lot on one's plate
have the edge on
have a nerve
have eyes only for
have a nice day
have another guess coming
have an out
have a right to
have the say
have a stake in
have at
have a thing about
have a way with
have a word with
have designs on
have dibs on
have done
have going for one
have had enough
have it both ways
have something coming
have it in for
have it in one
have it made
have out
have no heart for
haven't
have one's druthers
have oneself
have one's hands full
have one's moments
have one's way with
have one's work cut out for one
have pull with
have someone's ear
have someone by the balls
have something against
have the blues
have the guts
have the makings of
have to
have to do with
have to show for
have words with

See also entries beginning with get had, and keep.

v

Definition: be in possession
Antonyms: lack, need, want

v

Definition: bring into the world
Antonyms: kill

v

Definition: contain
Antonyms: be bereft of, exclude

v

Definition: endure
Antonyms: cancel

v

Definition: gain
Antonyms: give, send

v

Definition: have sexual relations
Antonyms: abstain

sign description: Both BENT CLOSED 5-hands come in towards the chest and touch it.

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verb trans
verb trans, orig dialect

1: To have sex with. (1594 —) .
Private Eye He's had more sheilas than you've had spaghetti breakfasts (1970).

2: To cheat, deceive. (1805 —) .
New Yorker You've just been had, dummy (1987).

3: to have (someone) on To deceive (someone) playfully; to pull someone's leg. (1867 —) .
L. P. Hartley 'Of course,' said Dickie, when the boy had gone off with his mancia, whistling, 'he's having us on' (1951).

4: not having any refusing assent. (1902 —) .
A.L. Rowse Lady Mary Hastings was thought of for promotion to the bed of Ivan the Terrible. She was not having any (1955).

5: to have it off (or away) (with) Brit To have sex (with). (1937 —) .
A. Wilson Having it off may make you feel very good but a diamond bracelet lasts for ever (1967).

6: to have it away criminals' To escape from prison or custody. (1958 —) .
T. Parker After I'd had it away three times, they decided it was no use bothering with me in these open places (1969).

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For a list of words related to haves, see:

• Economics and Economic Theory - haves: persons or nations with relatively great wealth

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Common misspelling(s) of have

• ahve
• hvea
• haev
• hvae
• ahev

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - eje, tage sig, kunne, snyde, narre, gennemgå, opleve, holde, få, akceptere, tillade
aux. v. - have
n. - bedrageri, svindel

idioms:

• have back    få tilbage
• have it in for    være ude efter
• have it made    få succes
• have it out    få det trukket ud, få snakket ud, få gjort op, blive enige om
• have one's own back    tage revanche
• have to    må, skal, er nødt til

Nederlands (Dutch)
hebben, krijgen, bezitten, toestaan, accepteren in huwelijk, (vast)houden, te pakken hebben, beschikken over, lijden aan, naar bed gaan met, nuttigen, iets laten doen, iemand iets opdragen, ertussen nemen, oplichten

Français (French)
v. tr. - recevoir, faire, tenir (une réunion), organiser, avoir (une conversation), célébrer (une église, un service), mener (une enquête), passer (une interview), avoir (un effet, une influence), avoir (du courage, du nerf), passer (une journée, une soirée), avoir qch à faire, avoir (la grippe, la rougeole, etc), faire faire qch, avoir fini, avoir qch prêt, tolérer (souvent à la forme négative), supporter, tenir (un verre, à la gorge), donner naissance à, mettre bas, accoucher, avoir (verbe impersonnel), intriguer, poser une colle, se faire (une personne) (vulg)
aux. v. - (gén) avoir, être (avec verbes de mouvement et pronominaux), avoir (avec n'est-ce pas) (tag question)
n. - les riches, les nantis

idioms:

• be had up    être jugé (pour)
• have at    attaquer (qn) (en escrime)
• have back    rendre une invitation, inviter à
• have got something on    porter (un vêtement), avoir (qch) de prévu
• have had it    être foutu (une voiture, une télé), (fig) être la fête de qn, être crevé, en avoir marre de
• have it    remporter une victoire
• have it away    coucher avec (arg)
• have it in for    avoir dans le collimateur
• have it in one    avoir tout compris
• have it made    être arrivé, avoir réussi
• have it out    s'expliquer avec (qn)
• have on    porter (un vêtement), avoir (qch) de prévu, faire marcher (qn), avoir des preuves contre (qn)
• have one's own back    prendre sa revanche
• have someone down as    avoir comme invité
• have someone on    faire marcher (qn), avoir des preuves contre qn
• have something down as    recevoir qch comme
• have to    devoir, falloir, avoir besoin de, être obligé de, avoir jamais eu à (forme emphatique)
• there you have it    ça tu n'en sais rien

Deutsch (German)
v. - bekommen, haben, besitzen, erleiden, verfügen (über), verbringen, einladen, nehmen (trinken), zulassen, (ugs.) austricksen, Vermögen haben
n. - Besitzender, (ugs.) Betrug
aux. v. - haben, sein, müssen, lassen

idioms:

• be had up    verursachen, dass jd. vor Gericht gebracht wird
• have at    jmdn./etw. angreifen, sich für jmdn./etw. einsetzen
• have back    wiederbekommen
• have got something on    etw. anhaben, etw. tragen
• have had it    es ist aus (ugs.), es geht nicht mehr (ugs.), es hat ausgedient
• have it    es [mit jmdm.] machen (salopp), ich hab's[!]
• have it away    es [mit jmdm.] treiben (salopp)
• have it in for    es auf jmdn. abgesehen haben
• have it in one    jmd. hat das Zeug zu/für etw.
• have it made    etwas machen lassen
• have it out    mit jmdm. besprechen
• have on    anhaben, tragen, aufhaben (ugs)
• have one's own back    sich rächen
• have someone down as    jmdn. zu Besuch haben
• have someone on    so tun, als ob etwas wahr wäre
• have something down as    etw. beurteilen als
• have to    müssen, sollen
• there you have it    (fig.) da ist der Punkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - έχω, κατέχω, γεννώ, κάνω, παίρνω, λαμβάνω, επιτρέπω, ανέχομαι, (καθομ.) εξαπατώ, τρώγω, υποφέρω από
n. - (καθομ.) τέχνασμα, κόλπο

idioms:

• have back    επανακτώ, παίρνω πίσω
• have it in for    μνησικακώ εναντίον, τη φυλάω σε
• have it made    έχω πιάσει την καλή
• have it out    ξεκαθαρίζω τα πράγματα (με)
• have one's own back    παίρνω εκδίκηση, παίρνω το αίμα μου πίσω
• have to    οφείλω να, πρέπει να, αναγκάζομαι να

Italiano (Italian)
avere, prendere, tenere, averi

idioms:

• have it in for    avercela con
• have it made    essere a cavallo
• have it out    mettere le cose in chiaro
• have to    dovere
• have to do with    avere a che fare con
• have to do without    dovere fare a meno di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ter, haver, reter (na memória), sofrer, compreender
n. - pessoa (f) com recursos

idioms:

• have back    devolver
• have it in for    desejar fazer mal a
• have it made    ser bem sucedido
• have it out    acertar disputa discutindo ou brigando
• have one's own back    proteger-se
• have to    ter que
• have to do with    tratar-se de
• have to do without    ter que passar sem
• have your back to the wall    estar acossado

Русский (Russian)
иметь, обладать, переживать, испытывать чувства, быть наделенным, оказывать воздействие, заставить, получать, находиться, происходить, знать, усваивать, понимать

idioms:

• have back    получить обратно, получить что-либо обратно
• have it in for    иметь зуб против кого-то
• have it made    иметь все что угодно, ни в чем не нуждаться
• have it out    объясниться с кем-либо
• have one's own back    отомстить кому-л., вернуть свое
• have to    должен
• have to do with    иметь дело с, относиться к чему-л., быть уместным
• have to do without    придется обойтись без чего-л.
• have your back to the wall    попасть в безвыходное положение, находиться в отчаянном положении, быть зажатым в угол

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - tener, recibir, cobrar, obtener, poseer, comer, ejecutar, hacer, efectuar
aux. v. - haber, requerir, obligar
n. - los que tienen (económicamente holgados), los pudientes

idioms:

• be had up    ser citado o llevado a juicio
• have at    encarar con vigor, atacar
• have back    recobrar, recuperar
• have got something on    tener algo que hacer, tener un compromiso
• have had it    estar harto, cansado
• have it    alegar, asegurar
• have it away    irse rápidamente, (jer) echarse un polvo
• have it in for    tenérselas juradas a
• have it in one    estar en uno, poseer, tener la capacidad o el potencial
• have it made    mandar hacer
• have it out    poner las cosas en claro, cantarlas claras
• have on    llevar, tener puesto, estar muy ocupado
• have one's own back    devolverle con la misma moneda, tomar la revancha, vengarse, cobrárselas
• have someone down as    tener a alguien como o por
• have someone on    convencer a alguien de algo que no es cierto (esp. como una broma)
• have something down as    tener algo como o por
• have to    tener que, haber que
• there you have it    listo, ahí está

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ha, inneha, få, äta/dricka, kunna, ha fast, tillåta, ta (sig), bedra
n. - bedrägeri, besvikelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有, 拿, 持有, 已经, 曾经, 富人, 富国

idioms:

• have back    接回来
• have it in for    厌恶
• have it made    万事俱备, 真幸福
• have it out    以讨论或打斗解决争执问题
• have one's own back    收回自己的东西
• have to    必须

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 有, 拿, 持有
aux. v. - 已經, 曾經
n. - 富人, 富國

idioms:

• have back    接回來
• have it in for    厭惡
• have it made    萬事俱備, 真幸福
• have it out    以討論或打鬥解決爭執問題
• have one's own back    收回自己的東西
• have to    必須

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 가지고 있다, 먹다, 손에 넣다, ~을 경험하다
aux. v. - ~하였다 , ~해버렸다, ~한 일이 있다, ~해오고 있다
n. - 사기, 협잡, 유산자

idioms:

• have back    돌려 받다, 다시 받아들이다, 답례의 초대를 하다
• have it in for    원한을 품다, 싫어하다, 남에게 트집을 잡다
• have it made    새로 맞추다
• have it out    거리낌 없이 토론하다, 토론으로 결말을 내다
• have one's own back    복수하다
• have to    ~하여야 한다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 持っている, 身につけている, がいる, 飼っている, 抱く, 持つ, 抱える, …がある, 含む, 食べる, 飲む, 手に入れる, 経験する, 許す, もうける, 所有する
n. - 持っている人, 有産者, 持てる国, 詐欺
v.aux. - …したところだ, …している, …してしまっていた, …していた, …したことがある, …しているだろう

idioms:

• have it in for    遺恨などをいだく, 目のかたきにする
• have it off    密通をする
• have it out    遠慮なく言う, 議論で片を付ける
• have to    しなければならない
• have what it takes    素質がある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يملك أو يحوز, يتضمن أو يشتمل أو يحتوي على, يضطر إلى كذا أو يكون ملزما بكذا أو يتعين عليه كذا, يتلقى, يعاني, يجري أو يقوم ب, يلقي, يطلب إليه أو يحمله على عمل شئ, يتحمل أو يوافق على أو يسمح ب, يعرف أو يفهم, يحرجه أو يضعه في موضع لا بد أن يؤدي إلى هزيمته, يخدع, تلد أو تضع, يدخن أو يأخذ, يرشو (الاسم) الغني, الموسر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היה לו, יש לו, קיבל, גרם, עליו ל-, לקח, הביא ל-הרשה, סבל, סידר, רימה, היה‬
aux. v. - ‮(יוצר את העבר לפני עבר, העבר המושלם והעתיד המושלם)‬
n. - ‮אדם בעל נכסים (מדוברת), הונאה (מדוברת, בריטניה)‬

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