Etymology tree
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Proto-Indo-European *kap-der.
Proto-Germanic *habjaną
Proto-West Germanic *habbjan
Old English habban
Middle English haven
English have
From Middle English haven, from Old English habban (“to have”), from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have”), durative of *habjaną (“to lift, take up”), from Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti, an imperfective formation to the root *kap- (“to take, seize, catch”). Related to heave.
Since there is no common Indo-European root for a transitive possessive verb have (notice that Latin habeō is not etymologically related to English have), Proto-Indo-European probably lacked the have structure. Instead, the third person forms of be were used, with the possessor in dative case, compare Latin mihi est / sunt, literally to me is / are.
The nonstandard etymology 1, verb sense 34 (“to be (an age)”) is a semantic loan from other languages’ term for “to possess, own”, such as French avoir, Polish mieć, and Spanish tener.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots hae (“to have”), North Frisian haa, heewe (“to have”), Saterland Frisian häbe, hääbe (“to have”), West Frisian hawwe (“to have”), Afrikaans hê (“to have”), Alemannic German haa, heen, hoh, hä, häbä, hè (“to have”), Bavarian hobm, hobn, hoom, håbn (“to have”), Cimbrian haban, hen, håm (“to have”), Dutch and Low German hebben (“to have”), German haben (“to have”), Limburgish haane, höbbe (“to have”), Luxembourgish hunn (“to have”), Mòcheno hom (“to have”), Vilamovian hon (“to have”), Yiddish האָבן (hobn, “to have”), Danish have (“to have”), Elfdalian åvå (“to have”), Faroese hava (“to have”), Icelandic hafa (“to have”), Norwegian Bokmål ha (“to have”), Norwegian Nynorsk ha, hava, have, hå (“to have”), Swedish ha, hafva, hava (“to have”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (haban, “to have”), Albanian kap (“to grab, catch, grip”), Latin capiō (“take”, verb), Russian хапать (xapatʹ, “to seize”).
Meanings
(contrastive, idiomatic, usually) A wealthy or privileged person.
A good credit rating can mean the difference between being a have or a have not. 1981, Sepia:
While these stories serve to make us conscious of the implications of being a “have” or a “have-not,” as with all good literature, they do much more than that. They provide a glimpse into lives that we might never encounter elsewhere. 1999, Various, The Haves and Have Nots, Penguin, →ISBN:
A longtime advocate for racial and social justice with a degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, Walker, 40, got into politics at the urging of Edwards, an African American woman widely praised as a bridge-builder between the city’s haves and have-nots. 2021 April 5, Laura Vozzella, “Charlottesville mayor says graphic poem illustrates Black experience in city”, in The Washington Post:
(idiomatic, uncommon) One who has some (contextually specified) thing.
Generally, I can assure you that a woman's posterior causes a stir, whether she's considered a have or a have not. But in most cases, men gravitate toward a pair of prominent gluteus muscles because they find this display appealing. This prominent protrusion can make a pair of jeans look like it was painted on, above just being good to look at. And by the way, it also incites some backshot (a Caribbean term for a well-known sex position) and spanking tendencies during sexual activity ... 2013, Kelda, Men Under a Microscope, Author House, →ISBN, page 57:
The question you must answer is, “Do you have Jesus?” In Jesus, you have eternal life. If you do not have Jesus—if you have not received Him—you do not have “the life.” Are you a “have,” or are you a “have not”? That is a vital decision every person must make—a critical issue you have to resolve for yourself. 2014, Derek Prince, Ultimate Security: Finding a Refuge in Difficult Times, Whitaker House, →ISBN:
To find out whether you are a have or a have not, did you understand the malo and Brett sentence a few lines back? If no, this doesn't make any difference to me, as you are the proud possessor of something the 'haves' haven't got. You know exactly what you like and why you like it. The 'haves' pretend to like and understand everything, which by the way is impossible. They deliberate over choosing a bottle in the shop for hours, ... 2010, Simon Collin, Dictionary of Wine, A&C Black, →ISBN:
Etymology tree
substratebor.?
Proto-Indo-European *kap-der.
Proto-Germanic *habjaną
Proto-West Germanic *habbjan
Old English habban
Middle English haven
English have
From Middle English haven, from Old English habban (“to have”), from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have”), durative of *habjaną (“to lift, take up”), from Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti, an imperfective formation to the root *kap- (“to take, seize, catch”). Related to heave.
Since there is no common Indo-European root for a transitive possessive verb have (notice that Latin habeō is not etymologically related to English have), Proto-Indo-European probably lacked the have structure. Instead, the third person forms of be were used, with the possessor in dative case, compare Latin mihi est / sunt, literally to me is / are.
The nonstandard etymology 1, verb sense 34 (“to be (an age)”) is a semantic loan from other languages’ term for “to possess, own”, such as French avoir, Polish mieć, and Spanish tener.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots hae (“to have”), North Frisian haa, heewe (“to have”), Saterland Frisian häbe, hääbe (“to have”), West Frisian hawwe (“to have”), Afrikaans hê (“to have”), Alemannic German haa, heen, hoh, hä, häbä, hè (“to have”), Bavarian hobm, hobn, hoom, håbn (“to have”), Cimbrian haban, hen, håm (“to have”), Dutch and Low German hebben (“to have”), German haben (“to have”), Limburgish haane, höbbe (“to have”), Luxembourgish hunn (“to have”), Mòcheno hom (“to have”), Vilamovian hon (“to have”), Yiddish האָבן (hobn, “to have”), Danish have (“to have”), Elfdalian åvå (“to have”), Faroese hava (“to have”), Icelandic hafa (“to have”), Norwegian Bokmål ha (“to have”), Norwegian Nynorsk ha, hava, have, hå (“to have”), Swedish ha, hafva, hava (“to have”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (haban, “to have”), Albanian kap (“to grab, catch, grip”), Latin capiō (“take”, verb), Russian хапать (xapatʹ, “to seize”).
Meanings
(transitive) To possess, own.
I have a house and a car.
(transitive) To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
Do you have the key?
Look what I have here—a frog I found on the street!
(transitive) To include as a part, ingredient, or feature.
The words cow and dog have three letters.
The movie has lots of action.
A government has three branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial.
The stove has a handle. The shirt has sleeves.
(transitive) Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
She doesn’t have any friends.
I have a really mean boss.
I have two sisters.
(transitive) To consume or use up (a particular substance or resource, especially food or drink).
I have breakfast at six o'clock.
She's had more than enough time already.
You've already had five drinks!
(transitive) To undertake or perform (an action or activity).
Can I have a look at that?
I’m going to have a bath now.
Let’s have a game of tiddlywinks.
He's having a tantrum about it.
(transitive) To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
I have a lot of work to do.
Fred won’t be able to come to the party; he has a meeting that day.
What class do you have right now? I have English.
(transitive) To experience, go through, undergo.
I hope you have a wonderful birthday.
We had a hard year last year, with the locust swarms and all that.
This year we're having Christmas with my wife's family in Thunder Bay.
He had surgery on his hip yesterday.
I’m having the time of my life!
(transitive) To be afflicted with, suffer from.
He had a cold last week.
(auxiliary, with-past-participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.
I will have left by the time you get here.
I’ve worked here for exactly four years, one month and 10 days.
The dogs have eaten your dinner, and I ate the last of the frozen burgers this morning.
The universe is expanding and has been since its beginning.
I have already eaten today.
Uncle José has crashed the car again. He ran into a tree.
Mom's gone real mad, she has.
The American Revolution has influenced every democratic process in Europe since the 19th c.
I'm going to take a bath after I've answered these emails.
This is the first (and last) time I've eaten lobster.
Used as an interrogative verb before a pronoun to form a tag question, echoing a previous use of 'have' as an auxiliary verb or, in certain cases, main verb. (For further discussion, see the appendix English tag questions.)
Your wife hasn’t been reading that nonsense, has she?
They haven’t eaten dinner yet, have they?
He has some money, hasn’t he?
(auxiliary, with-infinitive, with-to) See have to.
I have to go.
(transitive) To give birth to.
My wife is having the baby right now!
The couple always wanted to have children.
My mother had me when she was 25.
(informal, passive, usually) To obtain.
The substance you describe can't be had at any price.
Out there is a fortune waiting to be had / You think I'll let it go you're mad / You've got another thing comin' 1982, Rob Halford, K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton, “You've Got Another Thing Comin'”, in Screaming for Vengeance, performed by Judas Priest, side 2, track 2:
(transitive) To engage in sexual intercourse with.
He’s always bragging about how many women he’s had.
Tame midweek stress the fun way. Have each other before dinner to reconnect after a long day. 2008 January–February, “70 Ways to Improve Every Day of the Week”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 134:
(transitive) To accept as a romantic partner.
Despite my protestations of love, she would not have me.
(transitive, with-infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
They had me feed their dog while they were out of town.
The floor has had oil dropped all over it.
Her very boyfriend is the person the criminal has do most of her dirty deeds.
His English is still in its beginning stages, like my Creole, but he was able to translate some Creole songs that he's written into English—not the best English, but English nonetheless. He had me correct the translations. That kind of thing is very interesting to me. When I was learning Spanish, I would often take my favorite songs and try to translate them. 2002, Matt Cyr, Something to Teach Me: Journal of an American in the Mountains of Haiti, Educa Vision, Inc., →ISBN, page 25:
(transitive, with-adjective) To cause to be.
He had him arrested for trespassing.
Jim has his eyes closed.
The lecture’s ending had the entire audience in tears.
I'd better have my watch repaired today: tomorrow I have to have my hair cut before having pictures taken for my passport.
(transitive, with-infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is a small clause.)
The hospital had several patients contract pneumonia last week.
I’ve had three people today tell me my hair looks nice.
(transitive, with-adjective) To depict as being.
Anton Rogan, 8, was one of the runners-up in the Tick Tock Box short story competition, not Anton Rogers as we had it. 2011 May 3, “Corrections and clarifications”, in The Guardian:
Their stories differed; he said he’d been at work when the incident occurred, but her statement had him at home that entire evening.
(UK, slang, transitive) To defeat in a fight; take.
I could have him!
(UK, slang, transitive) To inflict punishment or retribution on.
You broke the window! Teacher’ll have you for that!
When we did a rerecorded version for Top of the Pops, the Musicians' Union bloke said, "If I think you're making strings sounds out of a synthesiser, I'm going to have you. Video Killed the Radio Star is putting musicians out of business." 2018 October 30, Dave Simpson, “The Buggles: how we made Video Killed the Radio Star”, in The Guardian, Guardian News & Media, retrieved 20 Mar 2025:
(qualifier:dated outside Ireland, transitive) To be able to speak (a language).
I have no German.
To the extent that I wear skirts and cheap nylon slips, I’ve gone native. But it doesn’t take long to find me out. Already the waiter realizes I don’t have much Spanish. Out of respect for my homeland, the waiter’s bringing me ketchup and mustard... He gives me a vast, four-page menu of which, he explains, one meat item is actually available; one vegetarian; several fish. 1986, Denish Johnson, The Stars at Noon, Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 29:
(transitive) To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
Dan certainly has arms today, probably from scraping paint off four columns the day before.
(informal, often, passive, transitive) To trick, to deceive.
I bought a laptop online but it never arrived. I think I've been had!
You had me alright! I never would have thought that was just a joke.
(in the negative, qualifier:often in continuous tenses, transitive) To allow; to tolerate.
“ You're a very naughty boy. If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times. I won't have you chasing the geese!” 1922 October 26, Virginia Woolf, chapter II, in Jacob’s Room, Richmond, London: […] Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, →OCLC; republished London: The Hogarth Press, 1960, →OCLC, page 19:
The child screamed incessantly for his mother to buy him a toy, but she wasn't having any of it.
I asked my dad if I could go to the concert this Thursday, but he wouldn't have it since it's a school night.
(often, transitive, used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.
I made up an excuse as to why I was out so late, but my wife wasn't having any of it.
(transitive) To host someone; to take in as a guest.
Thank you for having me!
(transitive) To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
What do you have for problem two?
I have two contacts on my scope.
(of a jury, transitive) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.
We’ll schedule closing arguments for Thursday, and the jury will have the case by that afternoon.
(transitive) To make an observation of (a bird species).
For some reason, "I had a Freckled Duck today" never seems to work as a pick-up line. 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 57:
(transitive) To capture or actively hold someone's attention or interest.
1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
Thurs nite I went to see Lou Reed […] and Lou, oh God, he completely had me. I was lost at the foot of a god.
(transitive) To grasp the meaning of; comprehend.
Ah! Now I have it!
(nonstandard, qualifier:non-native speakers' English, transitive) To be (an age).
My name is Rafael Torres de Almeida, I have 20 years of age, I live in São Paulo - Brazil 2003 August 2, Rafael Torres de Almeida, “MCP, MCSA, MCSE e MCT "--Today--"”, in microsoft.public.cert.mct (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 Jul 2026:
hallo!i am student from croatia and i have 20 years!!my name is Ivan 2004 February 8, ivan_horvat, “Hi!”, in aus.students (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 Jul 2026:
My name is Helene de Pontis and I search penpals from all over the world, but not only. I have 20 years and I am a single. 2002 December 1, Helene de Pontis, “Hello, it's me”, in soc.singles (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 Jul 2026:
sv få (18. cause to be) · la sum (1. to possess) · la faciō (18. cause to be) · es tener un hijo (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · ky бар (1. to possess) · ko 출산하다 (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · chr ᎤᏩᎧᎭ (1. to possess) · li han (1. to possess) · ist avì (1. to possess) · it farsi (15. engage in sexual intercourse with) · it tenere (1. to possess) · kw kavos (1. to possess) · pt with or without the adverb já (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · sk mať (1. to possess) · de haben (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · km មាន (1. to possess) · be у цябе́ (1. to possess) · nn ha (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · bo བྱུང་སོང (4. used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject) · rup am (1. to possess) · wuu 有 (1. to possess) · is eiga (1. to possess) · fr rouler (25. to trick) · lo ມີ (1. to possess) · de haben (7. to be scheduled to attend) · nds hebben (1. to possess) · fi saada lapsi (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · it fare (18. cause to be) · ro avea (1. to possess) · egl avêreg (1. to possess) · nrf aver (1. to possess) · pro aver (1. to possess) · sga táth- (1. to possess) · yai дорак (1. to possess) · nl hebben (15. engage in sexual intercourse with) · fr tromper (25. to trick) · pt ter (18. cause to be) · pt fazer (17. cause to, by command or request) · wym hon (1. to possess) · no ha (1. to possess) · nap avé (1. to possess) · cdo 有 (1. to possess) · grc κέκτημαι (1. to possess) · grc ἔχω (4. used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject) · frr heewe (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · roa-cha aouâr (1. to possess) · de lassen (18. cause to be) · sk mať (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · yi האָבן (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · hit 𒄯𒍣 (1. to possess) · gl pasar (8. to experience, go through) · ne ...सँग हुनु (1. to possess) · nl hebben (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · vi có (1. to possess) · ko 낳다 (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · it ingannare (25. to trick) · es tener (20. to depict as being) · fro aveir (1. to possess) · uk etc. See у /в (1. to possess) · fr faire (18. cause to be) · lmo avè (1. to possess) · uk у /в тебе (1. to possess) · ko 갖다 (1. to possess) · ar اِمْتَلَكَ (1. to possess) · nl zijn (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · sv få (17. cause to, by command or request) · ar عِنْدَك (1. to possess) · es haber (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · lus nei (1. to possess) · pt ter (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · ka ჰყავს (1. to possess) · da have (4. used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject) · sc ai (1. to possess) · ca tenir (1. to possess) · de haben (4. used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject) · lv būt (1. to possess) · de haben (1. to possess) · sv ha (4. used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject) · bo བྱུང (4. used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject) · bo ཡོད (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · uk мати (15. engage in sexual intercourse with) · zea è (1. to possess) · aa hindi (20. to depict as being) · mk има (15. engage in sexual intercourse with) · eo esti (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · fi synnyttää (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · oj ayaaw (1. to possess) · gl facer (17. cause to, by command or request) · hak 有 (1. to possess) · br kaout (1. to possess) · ro avea (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · bg и́мам (1. to possess) · sk mať (5. to partake of something) · be etc. See у (1. to possess) · la habeō (1. to possess) · roa-opt tẽer (1. to possess) · tzm ⴻⵍ (1. to possess) · nb ha (2. to hold, as something at someone's disposal) · frp avêr (1. to possess) · es encargar (18. cause to be) · nl hebben (1. to possess) · sk dostať (18. cause to be) · pt ter (9. to be afflicted with, suffer from) · fi määrätä (17. cause to, by command or request) · mk има (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · sv ha (1. to possess) · fr prendre (5. to partake of something) · bo འདུག (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · gd bi air (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · chr ᎤᎾᎠ (1. to possess) · grc ἔχω (15. engage in sexual intercourse with) · bo ཡོད་རེད (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · ca fer (18. cause to be) · cy geni (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · fro avoir (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · got 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (1. to possess) · shn မီး (1. to possess) · cy cael (8. to experience, go through) · roa-fcm aivoi (1. to possess) · lt turėti (1. to possess) · bo བྱུང་པ་རེད (4. used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject) · it imbrogliare (25. to trick) · bo བཞག (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · cjy 有 (1. to possess) · gsw haa (1. to possess) · es tomar (5. to partake of something) · sk dostať (25. to trick) · za miz (1. to possess) · nrf avaer (1. to possess) · oc téner (1. to possess) · th มี (1. to possess) · kab sɛu (1. to possess) · kl qar (1. to possess) · sk mať (8. to experience, go through) · uk у /в мене (1. to possess) · ang habban (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · scn aviri (1. to possess) · da få (18. cause to be) · gan 有 (1. to possess) · mk има (1. to possess) · gl ter (1. to possess) · fr avoir (25. to trick) · sga techtaid (1. to possess) · tl magkaroon (1. to possess) · da have (1. to possess) · ka ფლობს (1. to possess) · gsw sii (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · oj ayaan (1. to possess) · sk mať (7. to be scheduled to attend) · da have (18. cause to be) · bo ཡོད་རེད (2. to hold, as something at someone's disposal) · ar مَلَكَ (1. to possess) · pt ter (7. to be scheduled to attend) · egl avêr (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · pcd avoèr (1. to possess) · dng ю (1. to possess) · fr faire (17. cause to, by command or request) · fr avoir (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · es encargar (17. cause to, by command or request) · br endevout (1. to possess) · li höbbe (1. to possess) · ms ada (1. to possess) · gl ter (2. to hold, as something at someone's disposal) · ca ensarronar (25. to trick) · es disponer (2. to hold, as something at someone's disposal) · gl ter (7. to be scheduled to attend) · fr avoir (15. engage in sexual intercourse with) · la futurus sum (17. cause to, by command or request) · eo jam (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · hi रखना (1. to possess) · bo བྱུང (2. to hold, as something at someone's disposal) · cmn 擁有 /拥有 (1. to possess) · ja いる (1. to possess) · fa داشتن (1. to possess) · hit 𒄯𒍣 (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · sou ยัง (1. to possess) · ar etc. (1. to possess) · eu eduki (1. to possess) · fy hawwe (1. to possess) · bo བྱུང (1. to possess) · es tener (19. be affected by an occurrence) · sh имати (1. to possess) · de haben (8. to experience, go through) · ca enganyar (25. to trick) · es encomendar (17. cause to, by command or request) · frr haa (1. to possess) · cy bod wedi (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · alt бар (1. to possess) · hrx hon (1. to possess) · hsb měć (1. to possess) · is vera með (1. to possess) · ar تَمَلَّكَ (1. to possess) · la possideo (1. to possess) · ar لِـ (1. to possess) · ky болуу (1. to possess) · is hafa (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · uk ма́ти (1. to possess) · ms mempunyai (1. to possess) · de sein (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · ang lǣtan (18. cause to be) · sc àiri (1. to possess) · hu -at/-et, -tat/-tet (17. cause to, by command or request) · ht genyen (1. to possess) · ext tenel (1. to possess) · ru име́ть (15. engage in sexual intercourse with) · ko 있으시다 (1. to possess) · frr hoa (1. to possess) · frr heewe (1. to possess) · pt ter (5. to partake of something) · rm haver (1. to possess) · ar عِنْدَ (1. to possess) · iso vbo (1. to possess) · it fare (17. cause to, by command or request) · fi ottaa (5. to partake of something) · es hacer que (17. cause to, by command or request) · sl imeti (1. to possess) · kmr hebûn (1. to possess) · bo ཡོད་རེད (1. to possess) · sv ha (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · gl ter (4. used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject) · fr duper (25. to trick) · pms avèj (1. to possess) · el έχω (1. to possess) · fo hava (1. to possess) · chr ᎤᎭ (1. to possess) · bo ཡོད་རེད (4. used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject) · yi האָבן (1. to possess) · ia haber (1. to possess) · es tener (18. cause to be) · fi see mukaan (20. to depict as being) · da få (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · mt għandu (1. to possess) · lv piederēt (1. to possess) · ko 가지다 (1. to possess) · fi rest (11. interrogative auxiliary verb) · cs dát si (5. to partake of something) · fur vê (1. to possess) · es hacer que (18. cause to be) · ja 持つ (1. to possess) · cs mít (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · dlm avar (1. to possess) · roa-brg aivoi (1. to possess) · gsw haa (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · el έχω (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · fi saada (5. to partake of something) · ar تَنَاوَلَ (5. to partake of something) · hu bír (1. to possess) · es tener (1. to possess) · mi whai (1. to possess) · tr senin ...(I)n var (1. to possess) · roa-gal avair (1. to possess) · pms caté (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · da have (15. engage in sexual intercourse with) · mfe ena (1. to possess) · fi puijata (25. to trick) · de haben (2. to hold, as something at someone's disposal) · fr avoir (1. to possess) · it essere (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · gd gabh (5. to partake of something) · an haber (1. to possess) · pt fazer (5. to partake of something) · ca fer (17. cause to, by command or request) · oc aver (1. to possess) · zu na- (1. to possess) · bo བྱུང་པ་རེད (2. to hold, as something at someone's disposal) · kld -baraay (1. to possess) · fr être (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · cy cael (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · fro aveir (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · ja ある (1. to possess) · pt enganar (25. to trick) · la patio (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · nrf aveir (1. to possess) · hy ունենալ (1. to possess) · ru у тебя́ (1. to possess) · ko 있다 (1. to possess) · cmn 有 (1. to possess) · es tener (5. to partake of something) · khb ᦙᦲ (1. to possess) · fi rest (18. cause to be) · fi pyytää (17. cause to, by command or request) · ur ... کے پاس (1. to possess) · ms punya (1. to possess) · ca haver (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · fi olla (15. engage in sexual intercourse with) · sc tènniri (1. to possess) · gl ter (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · ka აქვს (1. to possess) · nl krijgen (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · eo havi (1. to possess) · csb miec (1. to possess) · pdc hawwe (1. to possess) · chr ᎤᏁᎭ (1. to possess) · ru у меня́ (1. to possess) · akk išûm (1. to possess) · pt enrolar (25. to trick) · cy cael (5. to partake of something) · bo འདུག (2. to hold, as something at someone's disposal) · da få (5. to partake of something) · zza est (1. to possess) · da få (19. be affected by an occurrence) · fi a direct sentence would be used. (19. be affected by an occurrence) · grc ἔχω (1. to possess) · be у мяне́ (1. to possess) · sc giùghere (1. to possess) · kab ɣur (1. to possess) · ast tener (1. to possess) · tr etc. (1. to possess) · ar عِنْدِك (1. to possess) · sc jùcchere (1. to possess) · es encomendar (18. cause to be) · fi omata (1. to possess) · bo བྱུང་སོང (2. to hold, as something at someone's disposal) · pt ter (15. engage in sexual intercourse with) · la pario (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · nv bee hólǫ́ (1. to possess) · ko 까다 (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · an tener (1. to possess) · da have (5. to partake of something) · pl mieć (1. to possess) · tr benim ...(I)m var (1. to possess) · rmg kamma (1. to possess) · nap tené (1. to possess) · be мець (1. to possess) · mt għandek (1. to possess) · ium maaih (1. to possess) · cmn 把 (18. cause to be) · fro avoir (1. to possess) · cy cymryd (5. to partake of something) · cu имѣти (1. to possess) · da få (17. cause to, by command or request) · sh imati (1. to possess) · fi olla (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · hi ...के (1. to possess) · hi ...के पास (1. to possess) · fr passer (8. to experience, go through) · de haben (15. engage in sexual intercourse with) · osx hebbian (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · bo བྱུང་སོང (1. to possess) · bo འདུག (1. to possess) · gl haber (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · sc àere (1. to possess) · sk mať (15. engage in sexual intercourse with) · sv äga (1. to possess) · da have (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · frr haa (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · roa-lor ahoir (1. to possess) · cs mít (15. engage in sexual intercourse with) · dsb měś (1. to possess) · fi kärsiä (9. to be afflicted with, suffer from) · nah quipi (1. to possess) · sco hae (1. to possess) · sc tènnere (1. to possess) · rm aveir (1. to possess) · ang habban (1. to possess) · ko 띠다 (5. to partake of something) · kmr heyîn (1. to possess) · eu behar izan (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · ca fer truc (25. to trick) · gl ter (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · hu birtokol (1. to possess) · gl ter (8. to experience, go through) · gl ter (9. to be afflicted with, suffer from) · tg доштан (1. to possess) · ne राख्नु (1. to possess) · bo འདུག (4. used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject) · abs pung (1. to possess) · es tener (4. used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject) · la teneo (1. to possess) · sq kam (1. to possess) · es mandar (17. cause to, by command or request) · fi omistaa (1. to possess) · id punya (1. to possess) · ckt рытык (1. to possess) · pt ter (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · rm aver (1. to possess) · vo labön (1. to possess) · nb ha (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · it avere (1. to possess) · bo བྱུང་པ་རེད (1. to possess) · yue 有 (1. to possess) · gl ter (5. to partake of something) · ca engalipar (25. to trick) · de haben (9. to be afflicted with, suffer from) · pt ter (1. to possess) · lij avéi (1. to possess) · it avere (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · tr sahip olmak (1. to possess) · cs mít (1. to possess) · de bekommen (13. give birth to — see also give birth) · sk mať (9. to be afflicted with, suffer from) · osx hebbian (1. to possess) · de besitzen (1. to possess) · mn байх (1. to possess) · mhn hom (1. to possess) · nod ᨾᩦ (1. to possess) · mt etc. (1. to possess) · rm avair (1. to possess) · es mandar (18. cause to be) · lep ᰉᰧᰶ (1. to possess) · ist avì (10. auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses) · hsn 有 (1. to possess) · ru име́ть (1. to possess)
(Australia, New-Zealand, informal) A fraud or deception; something misleading.
They advertise it as a great deal, but I think it's a bit of a have.
"Open your eyes" is the company's tagline and part of its mission is to wake us up to the area's history, to the fact that New Zealand's '100% pure' marketing is a bit of a have, as well as to share the encouraging conservation efforts under way. 2017 November 14, Joanna Davis, “Go with the flow in Abel Tasman National Park”, in stuff.co.nz:
"Why, thin, what was it but the green laves o' the ould bush, an' the rid bunches o' the haves that war wavin' and shakin' in the moonlight." 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn: