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# have

verb (have, has, had, having; short forms 've, 's, 'd); auxiliary (have done)

«have» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To have is to own or hold something: I have a bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#m1)
2. To have is to be made of or contain: A week has 7 days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#m2)
3. To have is to eat, drink or take part in: have lunch, have a bath, have fun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#m3)
4. «Have to» means must: I have to go. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#m4)
5. Have helps make past tenses: I have finished. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#m5)
6. To have can mean to get or be ill with: have a cold, have a baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#m6)
7. (casual) «Have got» or just «got» means have: I've got 2; «hafta» and «gotta» mean have to; «I'll have a …» orders food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#m7)
8. (rough) «You've had it!» means you are in big trouble; «I've had it with you» means I have lost patience; «have a go at» means attack with words; «been had» means been tricked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#m8)
9. (formal) The exam voice says «possess», «be in possession of», «hold», «retain», «comprise», «contain», «be obliged to» (have to). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#m9)

### In the lessons

how many someone owns, at the start («had») or now («have», «has»); «has … now» asks for the end amount; «each bag has 4» = the size of one group; in everyday life «have to», «have a go», «have a good day», «have a look»; in science «insects have 6 legs»; in casual talk «got» for have, «I'll have the chips»; in rough talk «you've had it», «I've had enough»; in the exam voice «is in possession of», «retains», «comprises»

### Examples

- Zoe had 8 books and lost 5. How many books does Zoe have now? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#x1)
- Each bag has 4 stamps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#x2)
- Tom has 3 more pens than Ali. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#x3)
- A week has 7 days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#x4)
- A spider has 8 legs and an insect has 6. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#x5)
- We have pasta for dinner on Fridays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#x6)
- I have to finish my homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#x7)
- Have you ever seen snow? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#x8)
- Have fun at the party! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#x9)
- got 7 ants in the jar lol how many legs is that [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#x10)
- Break that again and you've had it! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#x11)
- How many does Zoe retain, given that she was initially in possession of 8 volumes and subsequently mislaid 5? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/#x12)

### Note

No clue alone: «had N» is the start, «has … now» asks for the end; «was in possession of» and «retains» in an exam work the same way. Trap: «has N more/fewer … than» is a comparison, not a change. Forms: I/you/we/they have; he/she/it has; past had. A week has 7 days; a day has 24 hours; an insect has 6 legs; a spider has 8 legs. «I've got 3» means I have 3. «You've had it» is a warning, not about owning.

## In Jewish tradition

"Thou shalt have no other gods" is the second of the Ten Commandments in many counts, and the rabbis read it as a ban on serving any power besides God. In the primary lessons: how many someone owns, at the start («had») or now («have», «has»); «has … now» asks for the end amount; «each bag has 4» = the size of one group; in everyday life «have to», «have a go», «have a good day», «have a look»; in science «insects have 6 legs»; in casual talk «got» for have, «I'll have the chips»; in rough talk «you've had it», «I've had enough»; in the exam voice «is in possession of», «retains», «comprises»

### Examples

- And Sarai was barren; she had no child. (Torah GEN.11.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/have/#x1)
- Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. (Torah EXO.20.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/have/#x2)
- And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. (Torah GEN.25.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/have/#x3)
- Shall windy words have an end? (Writings JOB.16.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/have/#x4)
- 'Who would have believed our report? (Prophets ISA.53.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/have/#x5)
- I the LORD have spoken it.' (Prophets EZK.5.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/have/#x6)

### Note

No clue alone: «had N» is the start, «has … now» asks for the end; «was in possession of» and «retains» in an exam work the same way. Trap: «has N more/fewer … than» is a comparison, not a change. Forms: I/you/we/they have; he/she/it has; past had. A week has 7 days; a day has 24 hours; an insect has 6 legs; a spider has 8 legs. «I've got 3» means I have 3. «You've had it» is a warning, not about owning.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «have» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«have» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/have.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «have» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/have/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«have» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/have.html) on Mova free.