Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To enjoy oneself thoroughly; to have lots of fun or excitement.

    The kids had a ball playing in the fountain.

    gewaltigen Spaß haben, sich bestens amüsieren, eine tolle Zeit haben

    enjoy oneself greatly

Examples

62 sentences

  1. Do you have a soccer ball?

    У тебе є футбольний м'яч? — miketheknight

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  2. We don't have a crystal ball.

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  3. Do you have any golf balls?

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  4. Tom hasn't played ball in a while.

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  5. I actually have over thirty tennis balls.

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
to enjoy thoroughly:

Origin

Likely from ball in the sense of a dance.

Likely from ball in the sense of a dance.

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Forms

has a ball, having a ball, had a ball, had a ball
Base formhave a ball · to have a ball
3rd person singularhas a ball
Present participlehaving a ball
Past simplehad a ball
Past participlehad a ball

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhave a ball
he, she, ithas a ball

Past simpleLesson

all personshad a ball

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave had a ball
he, she, ithas had a ball

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill have a ball

Synonyms

2 synonyms
have a whale of a time
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
RelatedblastB2field day

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hauntinglyC2hautehaveA1havenB1havoc
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