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have3 entries found. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913] Start \Start\, n. 1. The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion. The fright awakened Arcite with a start. --Dryden. 2. A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort. For she did speak in starts distractedly. --Shak. Nature does nothing by starts and leaps, or in a hurry. --L'Estrange. 3. A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy. To check the starts and sallies of the soul. --Addison. 4. The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action; first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset; -- opposed to {finish}. The start of first performance is all. --Bacon. I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start. --Shak. {At a start}, at once; in an instant. [Obs.] At a start he was betwixt them two. --Chaucer. {To get}, or {have}, {the start}, to before another; to gain or have the advantage in a similar undertaking; -- usually with of. ``Get the start of the majestic world.'' --Shak. ``She might have forsaken him if he had not got the start of her.'' --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913] Have \Have\, 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[ae]fde, p. p. geh[ae]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}.] 1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm. 2. To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one. The earth hath bubbles, as the water has. --Shak. He had a fever late. --Keats. 3. To accept possession of; to take or accept. Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou have me? --Shak. 4. To get possession of; to obtain; to get. --Shak. 5. To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require. It had the church accurately described to me. --Sir W. Scott. Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also? --Ld. Lytton. 6. To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child. 7. To hold, regard, or esteem. Of them shall I be had in honor. --2 Sam. vi. 22. 8. 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. 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 one or at a thing, i. e., to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion. --Shak. 10. To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive. Science has, and will long have, to be a divider and a separatist. --M. Arnold. The laws of philology have to be established by external comparison and induction. --Earle. 11. To understand. You have me, have you not? --Shak. 12. To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him. [Slang] Note: 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 is used, especially in poetry, for would have or should have. Myself for such a face had boldly died. --Tennyson. {To have a care}, to take care; to be on one's guard. {To have (a man) out}, to engage (one) in a duel. {To have done} (with). See under Do, v. i. {To have it out}, to speak freely; to bring an affair to a conclusion. {To have on}, to wear. {To have to do with}. See under Do, v. t. Syn: To possess; to own. See {Possess}. From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn] have n : a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: {rich person}, {wealthy person}, {millionaire}] v 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"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" [syn: {have got}, {hold}] 2: have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" [syn: {feature}] [ant: {miss}] 3: of mental or bodily states or experiences: "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive}, {get}, {undergo}] 4: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" [syn: {own}, {possess}] 5: be obliged, required, or forced to [syn: {must}, {have got}, {need}] 6: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition: "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn: {get}, {let}] 7: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!" "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: {consume}, {ingest}, {take in}, {take}] [ant: {abstain}] 8: have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover" 9: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception," "have, throw, or make a party", "give a course", etc. [syn: {hold}, {throw}, {make}, {give}] 10: have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left" "They had two more games left" 11: be confronted with: "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess" 12: undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" [syn: {experience}] 13: suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" 14: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner: "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate}, {cause}, {get}, {make}] 15: 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!"; "Please accept my present" [syn: {accept}, {take}] [ant: {refuse}] 16: get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" [syn: {receive}] 17: of injuries and illnesses: "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {suffer}, {sustain}, {get}] 18: achieve a point or goal, as in a sport; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn: {get}, {make}] 19: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: {give birth}, {deliver}, {bear}, {birthe}, {birth}] 20: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" [syn: {take}] 21: be likely or probable; "They have to be kidding" [syn: {must}] |
have3 entries found.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Start \Start\, n.
1. The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion,
caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden
motion, or beginning of motion.
The fright awakened Arcite with a start. --Dryden.
2. A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort.
For she did speak in starts distractedly. --Shak.
Nature does nothing by starts and leaps, or in a
hurry. --L'Estrange.
3. A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious
impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy.
To check the starts and sallies of the soul.
--Addison.
4. The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action;
first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset;
-- opposed to {finish}.
The start of first performance is all. --Bacon.
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. --Shak.
{At a start}, at once; in an instant. [Obs.]
At a start he was betwixt them two. --Chaucer.
{To get}, or {have}, {the start}, to before another; to gain
or have the advantage in a similar undertaking; -- usually
with of. ``Get the start of the majestic world.'' --Shak.
``She might have forsaken him if he had not got the start
of her.'' --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Have \Have\, 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[ae]fde, p. p. geh[ae]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}.]
1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a
farm.
2. To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected
with, or affects, one.
The earth hath bubbles, as the water has. --Shak.
He had a fever late. --Keats.
3. To accept possession of; to take or accept.
Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou
have me? --Shak.
4. To get possession of; to obtain; to get. --Shak.
5. To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire;
to require.
It had the church accurately described to me. --Sir
W. Scott.
Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also? --Ld.
Lytton.
6. To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child.
7. To hold, regard, or esteem.
Of them shall I be had in honor. --2 Sam. vi.
22.
8. 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.
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 one or at a thing, i. e., to
aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a
companion. --Shak.
10. To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled;
followed by an infinitive.
Science has, and will long have, to be a divider
and a separatist. --M. Arnold.
The laws of philology have to be established by
external comparison and induction. --Earle.
11. To understand.
You have me, have you not? --Shak.
12. To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of;
as, that is where he had him. [Slang]
Note: 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 is used,
especially in poetry, for would have or should have.
Myself for such a face had boldly died.
--Tennyson.
{To have a care}, to take care; to be on one's guard.
{To have (a man) out}, to engage (one) in a duel.
{To have done} (with). See under Do, v. i.
{To have it out}, to speak freely; to bring an affair to a
conclusion.
{To have on}, to wear.
{To have to do with}. See under Do, v. t.
Syn: To possess; to own. See {Possess}.
From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]
have
n : a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: {rich
person}, {wealthy person}, {millionaire}]
v 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"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
[syn: {have got}, {hold}]
2: have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous
chefs in France" [syn: {feature}] [ant: {miss}]
3: of mental or bodily states or experiences: "get an idea";
"experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange
sensation"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive
injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive},
{get}, {undergo}]
4: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in
Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" [syn: {own}, {possess}]
5: be obliged, required, or forced to [syn: {must}, {have got},
{need}]
6: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or
condition: "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in
for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn: {get},
{let}]
7: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl
of chicken soup!" "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn:
{consume}, {ingest}, {take in}, {take}] [ant: {abstain}]
8: have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have
a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"
9: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception," "have,
throw, or make a party", "give a course", etc. [syn: {hold},
{throw}, {make}, {give}]
10: have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money
left" "They had two more games left"
11: be confronted with: "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a
fine mess"
12: undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" [syn: {experience}]
13: suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
14: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner: "The ads
induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to
buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce},
{stimulate}, {cause}, {get}, {make}]
15: 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!"; "Please accept my present"
[syn: {accept}, {take}] [ant: {refuse}]
16: get something; come into possession of; "receive payment";
"receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" [syn:
{receive}]
17: of injuries and illnesses: "She suffered a fracture in the
accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three
candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his
arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {suffer}, {sustain}, {get}]
18: achieve a point or goal, as in a sport; "Nicklaus had a 70";
"The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points
that day" [syn: {get}, {make}]
19: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
[syn: {give birth}, {deliver}, {bear}, {birthe}, {birth}]
20: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when
she was most vulnerable" [syn: {take}]
21: be likely or probable; "They have to be kidding" [syn: {must}]
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