| 1. possess; contain; receive, get; take; need; cause to occur; give birth to, bear; be required to, must; endure. one who has, one who belongs to a wealthy class. havehave , v. t. [imp. & p. p. had ; p. pr. & vb. n. having. indic. present, i have, thou hast, he has; we, ye, they have.] [oe. haven, habben, as. habben (imperf. h?fde, p. p. geh?fd); akin to os. hebbian, d. hebben, ofries, hebba, ohg. hab n, g. haben, icel. hafa, sw. hafva, dan. have, goth. haban, and prob. to l. habere, whence f. avoir. cf. able, avoirdupois, binnacle, habit.] |