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Meaning of have

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  have
      n 1: a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: {rich
           person}, {wealthy person}, {have}]
      v 1: 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"
           [syn: {have}, {have got}, {hold}]
      2: have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous
         chefs in France" [syn: {have}, {feature}] [ant: {lack},
         {miss}]
      3: go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get
         an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive
         injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive},
         {have}, {get}]
      4: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in
         Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" [syn: {own}, {have},
         {possess}]
      5: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or
         condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in
         for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn:
         {get}, {let}, {have}]
      6: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of
         chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn:
         {consume}, {ingest}, {take in}, {take}, {have}] [ant:
         {abstain}, {desist}, {refrain}]
      7: have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have
         a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"
      8: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have,
         throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold},
         {throw}, {have}, {make}, {give}]
      9: have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money
         left"; "They have two more years before they retire"
      10: be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a
          fine mess"
      11: undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" [syn: {have},
          {experience}]
      12: suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
      13: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads
          induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy
          a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn:
          {induce}, {stimulate}, {cause}, {have}, {get}, {make}]
      14: receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl
          who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have
          this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" [syn:
          {accept}, {take}, {have}] [ant: {decline}, {pass up},
          {refuse}, {reject}, {turn down}]
      15: get something; come into possession of; "receive payment";
          "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" [syn:
          {receive}, {have}]
      16: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a
          fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after
          eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He
          got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {suffer},
          {sustain}, {have}, {get}]
      17: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian
          team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn:
          {have}, {get}, {make}]
      18: cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: {give
          birth}, {deliver}, {bear}, {birth}, {have}]
      19: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when
          she was most vulnerable" [syn: {take}, {have}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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