Synonyms for have
hæv; unstressed həv, əv; for 26 usually hæfhave

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1. have

   Have is the most general word, and is applied to whatever belongs to or is connected with one; a man has a head or a head-ache, a fortune or an opinion, a friend or an enemy; he has time, or has need; he may be said to have what is his own, what he has borrowed, what has been entrusted to him, or what he has stolen. To possess a thing is to have the ownership with control and enjoyment of it. To hold is to have in one's hand, or securely in one's control; a man holds his friend's coat for a moment, or he holds a struggling horse; he holds a promissory note, or holds an office. To own is to have the right of property in; to possess is to have that right in actual exercise; to occupy is to have possession and use, with some degree of permanency, with or without ownership. A man occupies his own house or a room in a hotel; a man may own a farm of which he is not in possession because a tenant occupies it and is determined to hold it; the proprietor owns the property, but the tenant is in possession. To be in possession differs from possess in that to possess denotes both right and fact, while to be in possession denotes simply the fact with no affirmation as to the right. To have reason is to be endowed with the faculty; to be in possession of one's reason denotes that the faculty is in actual present exercise.

   Synonyms:
   be in possession of, be possessed of, hold, occupy, own, possess

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1. have

   Synonyms:
   own, possess, feel, entertain, accept, bear, enjoy, keep

   Antonyms:
   want, need, lose, forego, discard, reject, miss, desiderate, covet, desire

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1. rich person, wealthy person, haveverb

   a person who possesses great material wealth

   Synonyms:
   wealthy person, rich person

   Antonyms:
   miss, lack

2. have, have got, holdverb

   have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

   "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, let, take in, retain, get, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, defend, take hold, make, bind, deem, hold up, deliver, take, own, concord, check, stimulate, take for, go for, receive, throw, defy, control, admit, harbor, halt, keep, ingest, cause, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, induce, birth, curb, hold, restrain, feature, confine, have got, arrest, possess, declare, withstand, agree, book, experience, suffer, contain, concur, maintain, guard, oblige, keep back, accept, sustain, prevail, reserve, consume, obtain, hold in, give birth, bear

   Antonyms:
   miss, lack

3. have, featureverb

   have as a feature

   "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

   Synonyms:
   get, throw, feature, experience, suffer, accept, ingest, cause, give, hold, let, sustain, give birth, take in, sport, birth, receive, consume, own, deliver, possess, take, bear, have got, induce, boast, make, stimulate

   Antonyms:
   miss, lack

4. experience, receive, have, getverb

   go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

   "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

   Synonyms:
   take, pick up, make, mystify, experience, develop, draw, hold, become, sustain, receive, scram, invite, consume, go, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, pay off, fix, pay back, stick, suffer, feel, beat, set about, get down, arrive, incur, deliver, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, start, set out, birth, live, welcome, arrest, meet, give, bring, bewilder, see, mother, induce, buzz off, catch, let, feature, obtain, beget, flummox, get, generate, capture, have got, find, amaze, go through, baffle, start out, pose, vex, give birth, aim, throw, perplex, gravel, begin, fetch, father, bear, get under one's skin, encounter, puzzle, know, produce, convey, own, acquire, come, accept, possess, bugger off, cause, ingest, take in, nonplus, commence

   Antonyms:
   miss, lack

5. own, have, possessverb

   have ownership or possession of

   "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

   Synonyms:
   get, feature, deliver, suffer, accept, ingest, cause, experience, hold, let, sustain, give birth, take in, give, birth, receive, consume, own, possess, take, throw, bear, have got, induce, make, stimulate

   Antonyms:
   miss, lack

6. get, let, haveverb

   cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

   "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"

   Synonyms:
   take, make, mystify, experience, develop, draw, hold, become, sustain, receive, scram, consume, amaze, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, go, fix, pay back, rent, stick, suffer, beat, set about, get down, arrive, incur, deliver, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, start, birth, lease, arrest, accept, give, bring, bewilder, mother, induce, countenance, buzz off, catch, let, feature, obtain, beget, flummox, get, generate, capture, have got, find, baffle, produce, start out, pose, vex, give birth, aim, allow, throw, perplex, get under one's skin, gravel, begin, fetch, father, bear, commence, puzzle, set out, convey, own, acquire, come, pay off, possess, bugger off, cause, ingest, take in, permit, nonplus

   Antonyms:
   miss, lack

7. consume, ingest, take in, take, haveverb

   serve oneself to, or consume regularly

   "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

   Synonyms:
   require, read, receive, bring in, subscribe to, rent, withdraw, make, lead, ingest, take on, carry, draw, assume, cause, hold, overhear, choose, sustain, cod, learn, fill, absorb, have got, squander, necessitate, invite, consume, earn, stimulate, drive, demand, wipe out, assimilate, consider, need, study, gather in, suffer, run through, pick out, gull, collect, fool, suck, gain, contract, deal, adopt, film, remove, exhaust, admit, birth, call for, lease, realize, down, train, deplete, strike, give birth, take up, give, bring, see, pull in, use up, select, take, engage, catch, sop up, let, feature, eat up, claim, befool, get, devour, get hold of, suck in, take away, pack, soak up, throw, go through, take in, exact, submit, convey, view, own, take aim, shoot, aim, induce, dupe, direct, charter, put on, eat, contain, waste, bear, subscribe, deliver, clear, experience, slang, watch, involve, acquire, suck up, look at, postulate, ware, hire, accept, put one across, possess, guide, occupy, put one over, ask, realise, imbibe, conduct

   Antonyms:
   lack, miss

8. haveverb

   have a personal or business relationship with someone

   "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"

   Synonyms:
   get, throw, feature, experience, suffer, accept, ingest, cause, give, hold, let, sustain, give birth, take in, birth, receive, consume, own, deliver, possess, take, bear, have got, induce, make, stimulate

   Antonyms:
   miss, lack

9. hold, throw, have, make, giveverb

   organize or be responsible for

   "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

   Synonyms:
   render, realize, move over, cast, hold in, restrain, afford, experience, dedicate, get to, devote, cave in, name, confuse, accommodate, defy, shake off, produce, sacrifice, maintain, earn, progress to, entertain, make up, work, take, confine, take a crap, feature, drop, make, create, contain, deliver, shit, possess, pass water, hit, book, cook, arrive at, cause, wee-wee, do, consume, spend a penny, shed, thrust, stool, moderate, give birth, build, construct, induce, birth, founder, present, concur, open, pee, keep, guard, bind, wee, hold back, constitute, yield, bedevil, lay down, reach, establish, check, piddle, generate, draw, return, pull in, pee-pee, hurl, project, pay, throw off, keep back, go for, fuddle, form, ingest, gift, ease up, receive, prepare, attain, own, kick in, crap, support, accept, pretend, harbor, break, impart, realise, apply, bring in, contrive, fall in, obtain, hold, take for, fox, have got, confound, hold up, agree, concord, pass on, cast off, make believe, declare, ca-ca, adjudge, feed, piss, nurse, grant, let, withstand, get, score, hand, bemuse, urinate, oblige, bear, puddle, admit, defend, arrest, harbour, give way, contribute, deem, befuddle, take a shit, chip in, switch, ready, defecate, micturate, make water, fix, throw, take in, view as, flip, clear, retain, reserve, halt, turn over, carry, collapse, obligate, discombobulate, suffer, stimulate, sustain, commit, take a leak, give, seduce, pass, gain, consecrate, relieve oneself, bewilder, prevail, control, nominate, throw away, leave, take hold, curb

   Antonyms:
   lack, miss

10. haveverb

    have left

    "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"

    Synonyms:
    get, throw, feature, experience, suffer, accept, ingest, cause, give, hold, let, sustain, give birth, take in, birth, receive, consume, own, deliver, possess, take, bear, have got, induce, make, stimulate

    Antonyms:
    lack, miss

11. haveverb

    be confronted with

    "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"

    Synonyms:
    get, throw, feature, experience, suffer, accept, ingest, cause, give, hold, let, sustain, give birth, take in, birth, receive, consume, own, deliver, possess, take, bear, have got, induce, make, stimulate

    Antonyms:
    miss, lack

12. have, experienceverb

    undergo

    "The stocks had a fast run-up"

    Synonyms:
    get, throw, see, feature, experience, suffer, accept, ingest, cause, give, feel, go through, hold, let, sustain, give birth, take in, birth, receive, consume, own, deliver, possess, take, live, bear, know, have got, induce, make, stimulate

    Antonyms:
    miss, lack

13. haveverb

    suffer from; be ill with

    "She has arthritis"

    Synonyms:
    get, throw, feature, experience, suffer, accept, ingest, cause, give, hold, let, sustain, give birth, take in, birth, receive, consume, own, deliver, possess, take, bear, have got, induce, make, stimulate

    Antonyms:
    lack, miss

14. induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, makeverb

    cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

    "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

    Synonyms:
    pee-pee, take, hit, bring in, make, construct, mystify, experience, provoke, draw, stool, stupefy, lay down, piddle, hold, become, sustain, ready, pose, piss, receive, constitute, crap, scram, pass water, do, consume, go, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, get to, hasten, shit, fix, pay back, suffer, spend a penny, stick, seduce, make water, set about, bring forth, get down, arrive, name, pretend, cook, incur, deliver, wee-wee, gain, make up, contract, excite, grow, induct, attain, dumbfound, beat, start, set out, birth, micturate, realize, create, arrest, accept, develop, shake, give, bring, bewilder, pull in, perk up, induce, form, reach, buzz off, catch, defecate, pee, let, feature, obtain, beget, rush, flummox, wee, ca-ca, arouse, get, generate, prepare, capture, have got, find, amaze, mother, baffle, take a shit, score, start out, convey, build, vex, give birth, aim, throw, perplex, arrive at, bring on, make believe, gravel, begin, relieve oneself, fetch, stir, father, bear, get under one's skin, energise, energize, puddle, take a crap, puzzle, clear, produce, earn, establish, own, nominate, acquire, come, progress to, take a leak, pay off, brace, possess, bugger off, cause, urinate, ingest, take in, work, shake up, realise, nonplus, commence

    Antonyms:
    lack, miss

15. accept, take, haveverb

    receive willingly something given or offered

    "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

    Synonyms:
    require, take, read, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, lead, ingest, take on, carry, live with, assume, hold, choose, sustain, study, learn, fill, receive, necessitate, take over, consume, stimulate, drive, hire, consider, need, rent, suffer, pick out, swallow, deliver, contract, deal, adopt, film, remove, demand, birth, lease, take aim, take up, give, train, go for, strike, use up, select, own, engage, let, feature, make, claim, pack, get hold of, exact, take away, have got, throw, call for, take in, bring, submit, convey, give birth, shoot, aim, induce, direct, charter, get, contain, bear, subscribe, experience, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, consent, accept, possess, guide, admit, cause, ask, conduct

    Antonyms:
    lack, miss

16. receive, haveverb

    get something; come into possession of

    "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

    Synonyms:
    let, take in, invite, get, find, deliver, take, own, meet, make, receive, throw, ingest, cause, encounter, give, induce, birth, hold, feature, stimulate, incur, have got, possess, pick up, experience, suffer, accept, sustain, consume, obtain, welcome, give birth, bear

    Antonyms:
    miss, lack

17. suffer, sustain, have, getverb

    undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

    "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

    Synonyms:
    bring forth, take, dumbfound, ache, make, endure, mystify, experience, develop, draw, maintain, hold, become, sustain, confirm, receive, keep, scram, consume, go, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, put up, fix, pay back, digest, get under one's skin, suffer, stick, puzzle, set about, affirm, get down, incur, deliver, hurt, contract, abide, grow, prolong, beat, stomach, start, tolerate, birth, arrest, accept, meet, brook, give, bring, bewilder, mother, own, buzz off, catch, set out, let, feature, obtain, beget, substantiate, flummox, get, generate, stand, have got, find, amaze, take in, vex, start out, convey, capture, give birth, aim, induce, throw, perplex, lose, stupefy, gravel, begin, stick out, fetch, nourish, father, bear, nurture, hold up, arrive, corroborate, produce, acquire, come, keep up, pay off, pose, possess, support, bugger off, cause, ingest, nonplus, commence, baffle

    Antonyms:
    miss, lack

18. have, get, makeverb

    achieve a point or goal

    "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

    Synonyms:
    wee-wee, take, hit, bring in, make, construct, mystify, experience, develop, draw, stool, lay down, piddle, hold, become, sustain, ready, piss, receive, constitute, crap, scram, do, consume, go, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, get to, make believe, shit, fix, pay back, stick, suffer, pass water, beat, seduce, make water, set about, progress to, get down, arrive, name, pretend, cook, incur, deliver, gain, make up, contract, bring forth, grow, attain, dumbfound, stupefy, start, birth, micturate, realize, create, arrest, accept, give, bring, bewilder, pull in, mother, induce, form, buzz off, catch, defecate, pee, let, feature, obtain, beget, flummox, wee, ca-ca, reach, get, generate, prepare, capture, have got, find, amaze, take a shit, baffle, produce, score, start out, pose, build, vex, give birth, aim, throw, perplex, arrive at, pee-pee, gravel, begin, relieve oneself, fetch, spend a penny, father, bear, get under one's skin, puddle, take a crap, puzzle, clear, set out, earn, establish, convey, own, nominate, acquire, come, take a leak, pay off, possess, bugger off, cause, urinate, ingest, take in, work, realise, nonplus, commence

    Antonyms:
    lack, miss

19. give birth, deliver, bear, birth, haveverb

    cause to be born

    "My wife had twins yesterday!"

    Synonyms:
    let, digest, take in, extradite, rescue, tolerate, get, hand over, comport, surrender, behave, make, return, give, save, fork over, fork up, present, stick out, expect, deport, possess, assume, pay, induce, take over, throw, redeem, put up, cause, carry, give up, turn in, support, stomach, birth, hold, have got, feature, stimulate, render, abide, pitch, cede, deliver, take, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, experience, conduct, fork out, suffer, endure, stand, gestate, drive home, contain, accept, sustain, own, ingest, consume, have a bun in the oven, give birth, receive, wear, bear

    Antonyms:
    miss, lack

20. take, haveverb

    have sex with; archaic use

    "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"

    Synonyms:
    require, take, read, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, lead, ingest, take on, carry, deal, assume, hold, choose, sustain, study, learn, fill, receive, necessitate, consume, stimulate, drive, hire, consider, need, rent, suffer, pick out, deliver, contract, adopt, film, remove, demand, birth, lease, take aim, take up, give, train, strike, use up, select, induce, engage, let, feature, make, claim, pack, get hold of, exact, take away, have got, throw, call for, take in, bring, submit, convey, own, give birth, shoot, aim, direct, charter, get, contain, bear, subscribe, experience, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, accept, possess, guide, admit, cause, ask, conduct

    Antonyms:
    lack, miss

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1. posses

   Submitted by anonymous on June 29, 2019  

2. haven't

   have is the opposite of haven't.

   i have an white cat.

   Submitted by anonymous on July 27, 2020  

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1. haveverb

   Synonyms:
   hold (whether one's own or not)

2. haveverb

   Synonyms:
   possess, own, be in possession of, be seized of

3. haveverb

   Synonyms:
   be favored with

4. haveverb

   Synonyms:
   be the subject of

5. haveverb

   Synonyms:
   regard, consider, esteem

6. haveverb

   Synonyms:
   require, wish, desire

7. haveverb

   Synonyms:
   obtain, acquire, receive, get, gain

8. haveverb

   Synonyms:
   be obliged, be under the necessity

9. haveverb

   Synonyms:
   accept (as husband or as wife), take

10. haveverb

    Synonyms:
    10. beget, be the parent of

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1. List of paraphrases for "have":

   've, got, possess, 'm, ont, 're, get, enjoy, han, bear, ai, ter, play, hold, fi, obtain, har, receive

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1. Muhammad Ali:

   Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them A desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.

2. Marcus Low:

   It leaves us with one less caregiver to be on assignment, and that leaves us short-staffed. Public health experts say testing delays present a major hurdle to reducing infections and tracking those who have been in close contact with a person who is positive for the virus. Thats why researchers are working to develop rapid tests that can be cheaply produced, self-administered and provide immediate, reliable results. For now, most tests to diagnose COVID-19 require laboratory processing, which means a built-in delay. Guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that states, as they lift final virus restrictions, have a turnaround time of less than two days. But its unclear whether states have access to detailed data showing whether they are meeting the CDC standard, including how long it takes to process tests at independent labs. Labs track their own turnaround times, but the CDC said data such as how long it takes for a test to get to a lab and for a provider to receive the result and notify the patient are not tracked. That makes it difficult to determine a meaningful average of what patients are experiencing in each state. In the absence of publicly available federal data, the AP earlier this month surveyed nine states that were experiencing a 14-day uptick in new positive cases, plus New York, which has had the most COVID-19 cases. The state lab in New York was taking up to three days to report results to patients. California officials said the statewide turnaround time was 48 to 72 hours, depending on the lab. In Utah, anecdotal information suggested that results took 24 to 72 hours. Most of the 10 states surveyed said they did not have data on turnaround times for commercial labs in their state, creating another information gap. Health experts said this was not unusual, that state health departments have not typically been responsible for tracking individual laboratory turnaround times. Its a good question of who should be responsible for tracking this information and providing it back to the public, said Kelly Wroblewski, director of infectious diseases with the Association of Public Health Laboratories. There are other factors that can cause delays, from the time of day the test is taken to whether a lab shuts down for the evening. Staffing issues and shortages of testing supplies also can slow the process. Even people visiting the same testing location can have widely different experiences. Earlier this month, Jeff Barnes, a music therapist in metro Atlanta, went to the same drive-thru testing location a week after his wife and two daughters. They were still waiting when he received his results the next day. Theirs wouldnt come for seven days. Barnes said he was concerned what a similar delay would mean if schools reopen in the fall. They are going to have to make it more efficient, Barnes said. If I knew (my daughter) was in a classroom with 20 kids and 10 of them had results pending, I dont know that I would send her. Until rapid tests are widely available, health experts say it will continue to take a day or two to get results under the best circumstances. That creates more opportunities for people who might be infected but feel fine to pass the virus along to others. In late April and May, the state lab in Alabama had trouble acquiring reagents, the chemical substances used to process tests. That led to intermittent delays in reporting results, up to five days from when the lab received the specimen, according to Dr. Karen Landers, assistant state health officer with the Alabama Department of Public Health. Those problems have since been resolved, and the lab now has a turnaround time between 24 and 72 hours from the time it receives samples. One of the largest commercial laboratories, Quest Diagnostics, recently reported its average turnaround time as one day for priority patients and two to three days for all other populations. The company said it expects increased demand to result in longer waits of more than thee days. Other countries face similar challenges. Wait times in China vary by city, from as little as one day in Shanghai to four days in Wuhan, where the virus first emerged. In Japan, tests usually yield results within two days. Mandatory tests, such as those at airports, often come out sooner, according to the health ministry. Results in India initially took around 24 hours. But as infections and testing increased, so did delays. Now results often take two to three days or as long as a week, depending on location. The nearly two-week wait in South Africa makes effective treatment nearly impossible.

3. Nathan C. Schaeffer:

   At the close of life the question will be not how much have you got, but how much have you given nor how much have you won, but how much have you done not how much have you saved, but how much have you sacrificed how much have you loved and served, not how much were you honored.

4. The Vermont senator:

   When you have Russia, when you have Iran, when you have Saudi Arabia, when you have Western Europe, when you have those countries united in the fight against ISIS, we will destroy ISIS, now what I have said is that I think the folks that have got to be on the ground are the people who are fighting for the soul of Islam. That is not American troops, that is troops from the region. They can't sit it out, they have got to be on the ground. We should be supportive. Very supportive.

5. George Bernard Shaw:

   If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.