A1noun · frequent

have

have · haves

A wealthy or privileged personA wealthy or privileged person.

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UK/ˈhav/US/ˈhæv/

» I'm sorry, I don't have change.

Tut mir leid, ich habe kein Kleingeld.

Извините, у меня нет мелочи.

Извините, у меня нет сдачи.

Перепрошую, у мене немає здачі.

Meaning

4 senses

(contrastive, idiomatic, usually)A wealthy or privileged person.
(idiomatic, uncommon)One who has some (contextually specified) thing.
(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.
(dialectal)A hawthorn.

More definitions

a person who possesses great material wealth

Examples

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I'm sorry, I don't have change.
Перепрошую, у мене немає здачі.
ruИзвините, у меня нет мелочи.
deTut mir leid, ich habe kein Kleingeld.
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You have to come with me.
Ти маєш піти зі мною.
ruТы должен пойти со мной.
deSie müssen mit mir kommen.
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You should have attended the meeting.
Ти мусив би відвідати зустріч.
deDu hättest zur Versammlung gehen sollen.
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How many books do you have?
Скільки у тебе книг?
ruСколько у тебя книг?
deWie viele Bücher besitzt du?
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What are you going to have?
Що їстимеш?
deWas wirst du haben?
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Origin

From Middle English haven, from Old English habban (“to have”), from Proto-West Germanic *

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.

From have on (“to deceive”).

Variant of haw.

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