have

verb

Definition: To possess or own something; to hold or maintain something in one's possession

Example: I have a lot of work to do today.

French: avoir
German: haben
Italian: avere
Spanish: tener

Etymology

From Old English "habban", meaning "to possess, hold, own"

Synonyms

possess, own, hold

Collocates for 'have'

• been, must •, might •, could •, should •, they •, • done, will •, • seen, • made, • come, never •, • some, • gone, • said, • known, • never, • taken, • heard, • thought, shall •, • given, • told, • found, that •, • something, • already, • your, still •, • nothing, • left, • time, • always, • just, just •, • that, • them, • happened, What •, • their, • become, • more, • anything, • lost, • ever, • much, which •, people •, • brought, even •

Frequency and 5grams for English word 'have'

9 have (vb) 1,10488% have: 0,34586%, You (I) do not have to, have anything to do with, I'm going to have, I do not have a, was going to have to, has: 0,09790%, has nothing (something, anything) to do with, of a man who has, has to do with the, had: 0,63427%, had nothing (something) to do with, had not been able to, [if] it had not been for, as if it (he) had been, had no choice but to, having: 0,02675%, was having a hard (good) time, was having an affair with, having anything to do with, the thought of having to, seemed to be having a