Definition of have

• Indic. present - of Have
• - of Have
• v. t. - To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm.
• v. t. - To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one.
• v. t. - To accept possession of; to take or accept.
• v. t. - To get possession of; to obtain; to get.
• v. t. - To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require.
• v. t. - To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child.
• v. t. - To hold, regard, or esteem.
• v. t. - To cause or force to go; to take.
• 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.
• v. t. - To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.
• v. t. - To understand.
• v. t. - To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him.