english
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verb
possess:
I have a car.
verb
received:
I had a letter from my mother.
verb
accept:
I'll have the blue one.
verb
perform:
Today we will have a discussion., verb
bear:
She wants to have a son.
verb
must:
I have to go now.
verb
suffer from:
I have poor eyesight.
verb
compel:
We will have him go to town for us.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idioms beginning with HAVE, Also see entries beginning with GET, HAD, and KEEP.
American Heritage Idioms
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have (got) sth on
2. If you have something on, you have planned to do it
• Have you got anything on this week?
• I've got something on this Tuesday, but I'm free on Wednesday., have sb on
UK ( US put sb on )
to persuade someone that something is true when it is not, usually as a joke
• That's your new car? You're having me on!, have (got) sth on
1. [ M ] If you have clothes or shoes on, you are wearing them
• I loved that dress you had on last night., have sth out
to have something removed from your body
• You'll have to have that tooth out.
• He had his appendix out last week.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): have oneself something
to get, have, or take something. • I’ll have myself some of that coconut cream pie, if you don’t mind. • You just go and have yourself a nice, long nap.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs