Antonyms for have
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : hav; unstressed huhv, uhv; for 26 usually haf |
Phonetic Transcription : hæv; unstressed həv, əv; for 26 usually hæf |
Definition of have
Origin :- Old English habban "to own, possess; be subject to, experience," from Proto-Germanic *haben- (cf. Old Norse hafa, Old Saxon hebbjan, Old Frisian habba, German haben, Gothic haban "to have"), from PIE *kap- "to grasp" (see capable). Not related to Latin habere, despite similarity in form and sense; the Latin cognate is capere "seize." Old English second person singular present hæfst, third person singular present hæfð became Middle English hast, hath, while Old English -bb- became -v- in have. The past participle had developed from Old English gehæfd.
- Sense of "possess, have at one's disposal" (I have a book) is a shift from older languages, where the thing possessed was made the subject and the possessor took the dative case (e.g. Latin est mihi liber "I have a book," literally "there is to me a book"). Used as an auxiliary in Old English, too (especially to form present perfect tense); the word has taken on more functions over time; Modern English he had better would have been Old English him (dative) wære betere. To have to for "must" (1570s) is from sense of "possess as a duty or thing to be done" (Old English). Phrase have a nice day as a salutation after a commercial transaction attested by 1970, American English. Phrase have (noun), will (verb) is from 1954, originally from comedian Bob Hope, in the form Have tux, will travel; Hope described this as typical of vaudevillians' ads in "Variety," indicating a willingness to perform anywhere, any time.
- verb be in possession
- verb endure, bear
- verb contain
- verb cheat, trick
- verb bring into the world
Synonyms for have
- accept
- acquire
- admit
- allow
- annex
- be compelled to
- be forced to
- be one's duty to
- be up to
- bear
- become
- beget
- bring forth
- buy off
- carry
- chalk up
- compass
- comprehend
- comprise
- consider
- corner
- deceive
- deliver
- dupe
- embody
- embrace
- encompass
- enjoy
- entertain
- experience
- fall on
- feel
- fix
- fool
- gain
- get
- get hands on
- get hold of
- give birth
- have in hand
- hog
- hold
- include
- involve
- keep
- know
- land
- latch on to
- leave
- let
- lock up
- meet with
- must
- need
- obtain
- occupy
- ought
- outfox
- outmaneuver
- outsmart
- outwit
- overreach
- own
- permit
- pick up
- possess
- procure
- put up with
- receive
- rest with
- retain
- secure
- see
- should
- sit on
- subsume
- suffer
- sustain
- swindle
- take
- take in
- tamper with
- teem with
- think about
- tolerate
- undergo
- undo
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