Antonyms for have coming
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : hav; unstressed huhv, uhv; for 26 usually haf |
Phonetic Transcription : hæv; unstressed həv, əv; for 26 usually hæf |
Definition of have coming
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.
- As in merit : verb be entitled to
- As in deserve : verb be entitled to
- As in entitle : verb hold right to
Synonyms for have coming
- accredit
- allow
- authorize
- be given one's due
- be in line for
- be worthy
- be worthy of
- confer a right
- demand
- deserve
- earn
- empower
- enable
- enfranchise
- fit for
- gain
- get
- get comeuppance
- get one's comeuppance
- get one's due
- get one's just desserts
- get what is coming
- get what is coming to one
- have a claim
- have a right
- have coming
- have it coming
- have the right to
- incur
- justify
- lay claim to
- let
- license
- make eligible
- merit
- permit
- procure
- qualify for
- rate
- warrant
- win
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