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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

have on en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. To be wearing.
    • She has on a nice red shirt and skinny jeans.
    • I was wearing a bathrobe and had nothing on underneath.
  2. To have turned on (an electronic device).
    • I didn’t hear you because I had the radio on.
  3. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, colloquial) To trick or deceive deliberately; to play a prank on.
    • Fifty quid for that piece of junk? He's having me on he is!
    • Near-synonym: have a laugh
    • Are you having me on?
  4. (UK, colloquial) To have (something) scheduled.
    • So what do you have on this weekend? I have nothing on myself.
  5. (colloquial, qualifier:African-American Vernacular) To possess at the point of arrest.
    • I had some pills on me when that cop picked me up.
  6. (colloquial, qualifier:African-American Vernacular) To possess evidence of wrongdoing regarding (someone); to press charges on (someone).
    • They have two bodies on me.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
had on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
had on Tense=Past lexicographic
having on Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
has on Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

have a laugh

Translations (7)

es tener puesto (to be wearing) · pl zbałamucić (to deceive) · es llevar puesto (to be wearing) · pl mieć na sobie (to be wearing) · pl bałamucić (to deceive) · hu van rajta (to be wearing) · de anhaben (to be wearing)