Definition of haves Haves

/hæˈvz/ - [hatvz] -

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What does haves mean?

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • haves (Noun)
    The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have nots .

Part of speech

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  • haves, noun, plural of have.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

has, having, had  

have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
  feature
  lack, miss fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
  wear have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"
  wear, bear have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"
  carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
  carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
  bear move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
  give off have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"
  unite, combine join or combine; "We merged our resources"
  star mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
  boast, feature, sport show off
  possess have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"
  imply, involve express or state indirectly
  bristle react in an offended or angry manner; "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program"
  abound, bristle, burst be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
  brim fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship"
  pack, carry, take treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice"
  read, say to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
  wear have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"
  carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
have - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
  have got, hold
  sustain, maintain, keep admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"
  hold on, keep stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"
  keep maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
  maintain, keep state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"
  keep maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
  monopolise, monopolize have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"
  wield, exert, maintain handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
  stockpile, stock, carry have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
  bear, hold move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
  feature, have suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
  carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
have - undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"
  experience
  change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
  encounter, meet, receive contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
have - suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
  sustain, suffer, have, get admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"
  hurt, suffer give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
have - achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
  get, make
  rack up, tally, score, hit supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals)
  make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
have - have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"
  leave leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
have - have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"
  interact act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
have - be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • have (Verb)
    To possess, own, hold.
  • have (Verb)
    To be related in some way to with the object identifying the relationship.
  • have (Verb)
    To partake of a particular substance especially a food or drink or action.
  • have (Verb)
    Used in forming the perfect aspect and the past perfect aspect.
  • have (Verb)
    must.
  • have (Verb)
    To give birth to.
  • have (Verb)
    To engage in sexual intercourse with.
  • have (Verb)
    Transitive with bare infinitive To cause to, by a command or request.
  • have (Verb)
    Transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement To cause to be.
  • have (Verb)
    Transitive with bare infinitive To be affected by an occurrence.
  • have (Verb)
    Transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement To depict as being.
  • have (Verb)
    Used as interrogative auxiliary verb with a following pronoun to form tag question s.
  • have (Verb)
    To defeat in a fight; take.
  • have (Verb)
    To be able to speak a language.
  • have (Verb)
    To feel or be especially painfully aware of.
  • have (Verb)
    To be afflicted with, to suffer from, to experience something negative.
  • have (Verb)
    To trick, to deceive.
  • have (Verb)
    Allow.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • have (Indic. present)
    of Have
  • have
    of Have
  • have (v. t.)
    To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm.
  • have (v. t.)
    To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one.
  • have (v. t.)
    To accept possession of; to take or accept.
  • have (v. t.)
    To get possession of; to obtain; to get.
  • have (v. t.)
    To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require.
  • have (v. t.)
    To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child.
  • have (v. t.)
    To hold, regard, or esteem.
  • have (v. t.)
    To cause or force to go; to take.
  • have (v. t.)
    To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion.
  • have (v. t.)
    To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.
  • have (v. t.)
    To understand.
  • have (v. t.)
    To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • have
    To ingest food, medicine, drugs, etc.
  • have
    To be in possession (of an object).
  • have
    To be in a given relationship to a person.
  • have
    Auxiliary verb used in forming the perfect aspect.
  • have
    To release an offspring from one's own body; to cause to be born.
  • have
    To have specific characteristics.
  • have
    To hold or possess either in an abstract or concrete sense.
  • have
    To contain as parts of itself.
  • have
    To be affected with, to be possessed by.
  • have
    To be under the obligation to.
  • have
    To hold in the mind.
  • have
    To experience, to attain, to enjoy.
  • have
    To assert, to phrase.
  • have
    To possess by obtaining or receiving.
  • have
    To engage in sexual intercourse with.
  • have
    To catch someone in an argument.
  • have
    To trick someone.
  • have
    To wish, or require that something be done.
  • have
    To possess, as an educational achievement; to understand; to be versed in.
  • have
    To partake of a particular substance (especially a food or drink) or action.
  • have
    To allow, bear, or suffer.
  • have
    [Used to express preference, when the past subjunctive form (had) is combined with an adjective in the comparative or superlative]
  • have
    Used as interrogative auxiliary verb with a following pronoun to form tag questions.
  • have
    To eat (a meal).
  • have
    To go through (mental or physical states or experiences).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • have
    hav, v.t. to own or possess: to hold, contain: to hold control of: to grasp the meaning of: to allow to be done, to cause: to regard, hold in opinion, esteem: to obtain: to enjoy: to bear or beget: to effect: to be affected by: to get the better of, outwit, to have hold upon:—pr.p. hav′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. had.—ns. Hav′er, one who has or possesses, a holder: (Scots law) a term to denote the person in whose custody a document is; Hav′ing, act of possessing: possession, estate: behaviour: (Scot. esp. in pl.) good manners.—adj. greedy.—Have as good, lief, to be as willing; Have at, attack, thrust; Have done (with), to come to the end of one's dealings; Have it out, to have something finally settled; Have on, to wear; Have rather, to prefer; Have up, to call to account before a court of justice, &c. [A.S. habban, pa.t. hæfde, pa.p. gehæfd; Ger. haben, Dan. have.]

Part of speech

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  • have, verb, present, 1st person singular of have (infinitive).
  • have, verb (infinitive).
  • have, noun, singular of haves.

Pronunciation

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