1. Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
   "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire";
   - have got, hold
    
2. Have ownership or possession of
   "How many cars does she have?";
   - own, possess
    
3. Get something; come into possession of
   "have payment";
   - receive
    
4. Have as a feature
   "This restaurant has the most famous chefs in France";
   - feature
    
5. Go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
   "have a feeling";
   - experience, receive, get
    
6. Be subject to, have the experience of
   "have a strange sensation"; "The chemical will have a sudden change";
   - undergo, experience
    
7. Eat, esp. normally or regularly
   "Have another bowl of chicken soup!";
   - consume, ingest, take in, take
    
8. Have a personal or business relationship with someone
   "have a lover"; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"
    
9. Organize or be responsible for
   "have, throw, or make a party";
   - hold, throw, make, give
    
10. Be confronted with
    "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"
     
11. Suffer from; be ill with
    "She has arthritis"
     
12. Bring about an action, state, or response
    "His speech had a powerful effect on the audience";
    - induce, stimulate, cause, get, make
     
13. 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!";
    - accept, take
     
14. Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
    "He had his squad on the ball";
    - get, let
     
15. Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
    "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars";
    - suffer, sustain, get
     
16. Achieve a point or goal
    "Nicklaus had a 70";
    - get, make
     
17. Cause to be born
    "My wife had twins yesterday!";
    - give birth, deliver, bear, birth
     
18. [archaic] Have sex with
    "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable";
    - take [archaic]

1. A person who possesses great material wealth
   "The haves and have-nots gathered to discuss income inequality";
   - rich person, wealthy person, moneybags [informal]

Derived forms: haves

See also: assume, take in, take over, take up

Type of: ache, acquire, act, actor, be intimate, bed [informal], bring forth, change, comprehend, direct, do it [informal], doer, get, get it on [informal], have intercourse, have sex, hurt, interact, know [archaic], lie with [archaic], love, make, make love, move, perceive, produce, rack up, score, sleep together, sleep with, suffer, tally, worker

Encyclopedia: Have, Ghana