Hāve, v. t.

verbtransitive

(hāv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. HAD; p. pr. & vb. n. HAVING. Indic. present, I have, thou hast, he has; we, ye, they have.] [A-S. habban, hæbben, O. Sax. hebbian, D. hebben, O. Fries. hebba, Goth. haban, O. H. Ger. habên, N. H. Ger. haben, Icel. hafa, Sw. hafva, Dan. have, allied to Lat. habere, whence Norm. Fr. & Sp. haber, Pg. haver, It. avere, Pr. aver, O. Fr. aver, aveir, N. Fr. avoir.] 1. To own; to hold in possession or control. The earth hath bubbles, as the water has. Shak.

To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects one. “He had a fever late.” Keats.
To hold, regard, or esteem.

Of them shall I be had in honor. 2 Sam. vi. 22. 4. To accept possession of; to take or accept. Break thy mind to me in broken English: wilt thou have me? Shak.

To get possession of; to obtain; hence, to beget or bear, as young.
To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to require.

I had the church accurately described to me. W. Scott.

To cause or force to go; to take. “The stars have us to bed.” Herbert. “Have out all men from me.” 2 Sam. xiii. 9.
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 a thing; to have with a companion. Shak.
To be under necessity or obligation; to be impelled by duty;—followed by an infinitive.

Have, as an auxiliary verb, is used with the past participle to form preterit tenses; as, I have loved, I shall have eaten. Originally it was used only with the participle of transitive verbs, and denoted the possession of the object in the state indicated by the participle; as, I have conquered him, I have or hold him in a conquered state; but it has long since lost this independent significance, and is used with the participles both of transitive and intransitive verbs as a device for expressing past time. Had rather, had as lief, had better, are probably formed by corruption for would rather, &c., when contracted; as, I'd rather. “I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.” Ps. lxxxiv. 10. To have a care, to take care; to be on one's guard.— To have on, to wear. Syn.—To possess; to own. See POSSESS.