to own or possess (something) as property
They have three houses
to possess (something or somebody) as an attribute or asset
She has red hair
They have many friends
to exercise or display (a feeling or quality)
He has a lot of courage
They had the nerve to ask for more money
to be able to speak (a language)
I have a little French
to purchase or obtain (something)
to receive (something)
I've had no news of my brother for weeks
to accept or admit (somebody)
coarse slang to have sexual intercourse with (somebody)
to be affected by (a disease)
Have you had mumps?
to experience (something), esp by undergoing or suffering it
I've already had one bicycle stolen
to engage in an activity
I'm going to have a bath
Have a look at that
to hold or organize (an event, etc)
to partake of (food, drink, etc)
We're about to have dinner
to entertain (a feeling, emotion, etc) in the mind
You must have an opinion
to tell or persuade (somebody) to do something
Have the children form a line
to get (something) done
I'll soon have it finished
We'd better have this gas leak seen to
to give birth to or be the parents of (a baby or young animal)
to invite or entertain (somebody) as a guest
Thanks for having me
(in negative contexts) to allow or permit (something)
I'm not having any more of that
informal
to hold (somebody) in a position of disadvantage or certain defeat
We have them now
to perplex or floor (somebody)
You have me there
used with a past part. to form perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tense of verbs
She has gone home
They had already eaten
We will have finished dinner by then
informal to be the victim of a fraud or deception
I think you've been had
informal to have missed one's chance
informal to be useless or past one's best
to be obliged to or find it necessary to do something
coarse slang (usu + with) to have sexual intercourse with somebody
informal to be noticeably bent on harming them
to have the capacity (to do something)
informal to settle a point at issue with somebody
to allege that (something is the case)
Rumour has it that they're splitting up
informal to be negligible in comparison with (something)
Today's groups have nothing on those thirties dance bands
informal to know something compromising about somebody that could be useful
informal never been in such easy circumstances before