Emily Dickinson Lexicon

have (had, had'nt, had'st, hadst, has, has'nt, hast, hath, hav'nt), v. [OE habban; lexical or principal verb.] (webplay: away, befall, belong, fall, happen, obligation, possess, power, rather, snatch, take).

1. Hold in the hand; bear on one's person.
2. Possess; own as property; keep at one's disposal.
3. Bear; carry; contain.
4. Possess as an identifying quality; exhibit as a figurative feature.
5. Experience; be affected with.
6. Know; comprehend; understand.
7. Able; obligated; possess as a duty; urged by necessity.
8. Eat; drink; imbibe.
9. Be related to.
10. Be subservient to; be subordinate to.
11. Retain as a constituent part; include as a component of self.
12. Keep up; carry on; engage in; continue an act; perform some action.
13. Entertain in the mind; maintain an opinion; hold in estimation.
14. Gain; obtain; procure; receive into possession.
15. Win; pass; gain superiority.
16. Phrase. “have away”: leave; remove; take elsewhere.
17. Phrase. “have to do with”: relate to; affiliate with; associate with.
18. Phrase. “had rather”: denotes wish; indicates preference.
19. Phrase. “have on”: wear; be adorned with.
20. Phrase. “have at”: go at; strike at; have an attempt at.
21. Phrase. “have done”: cease; desist; make an end.
22. Phrase. “had as lief”: would prefer; expression of comparative desirability.
23. Phrase. “have part”: share in; retain a portion.