Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (Indic. present) of Have. 2. (p. p.) of Have. 3. (v. t.) To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm. 4. (v. t.) To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one. 5. (v. t.) To accept possession of; to take or accept. 6. (v. t.) To get possession of; to obtain; to get. 7. (v. t.) To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require. 8. (v. t.) To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child. 9. (v. t.) To hold, regard, or esteem. 10. (v. t.) To cause or force to go; to take. 11. (v. t.) To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion. 12. (v. t.) To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive. 13. (v. t.) To understand. 14. (v. t.) To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him.
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