Definition/Meaning of have

• English - Verb: have ( third-person singular simple present has , present participle having , simple past and past participle had ) Additional archaic forms are second-person singular present tense hast and second-person singular past tense hadst or haddest . ( transitive ) To possess , own , hold . I have a house and a car . Look what I have here — a frog I found on the street! ( transitive ) To be related in…
• English - Etymology: From Middle English haven , from Old English habban , hafian ( “ to have ” ), from Proto-Germanic *habjaną ( “ to have ” ), durative of Proto-Germanic *habjaną ( “ to lift , take up ” ), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- ( “ to take , seize , catch ” ). Cognate with Saterland Frisian hääbe ( “ to have ” ), West Frisian hawwe ( “ to have ” ), Dutch hebben ( “ to have ” ), Low German hebben ,…
• English - Pronunciation: ( stressed ) IPA (key) : /hæv/ ( unstressed ) IPA (key) : /(h)əv/ ( have to ) : IPA (key) : /hæf/ Rhymes: -æv
• English - See also: auxiliary verb past tense perfect tense
• English - References: ^ Internal Reconstruction in Indo-European: Methods , Results , and Problems