have

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To possess, own, hold.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To be related in some way to (with the object identifying the relationship).
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To partake of a particular substance (especially a food or drink) or action.
  4. Verb.  (context, auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect and the past perfect aspect.
  5. Verb.  (context, auxiliary verb, taking a w:Infinitive) [[must.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To give birth to.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To engage in sexual intercourse with.
  8. Verb.  (''transitive with bare infinitive'') To cause to, by a command or request.
  9. Verb.  (''transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement'') To cause to be.
  10. Verb.  (''transitive with bare infinitive'') To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is not a verb argument.).
  11. Verb.  (''transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement'') To depict as being.
  12. Verb.  Used as interrogative auxiliary verb with a following pronoun to form tag questions. (For further discussion, see "Usage notes" below).
  13. Verb.  (British, slang) To defeat in a fight; take.
  14. Verb.  (Irish) To be able to speak a language.
  15. Verb.  To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
  16. Verb.  To be afflicted with, to suffer from, to experience something negative.
  17. Verb.  To trick, to deceive.
  18. Verb.  (transitive, often with present participle) Allow.

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