Definition for Have (had, had'st, has, hast, hath, having, hav'nt)

have (had, had'st, has, hast, hath, having, hav'nt), v. [OE habban; auxiliary or modal] (webplay: befall, esteem, fall, hastily, power, seize, take).

  1. [Present perfect.]
  2. [Past perfect.]
  3. [Subjunctive] if.
  4. [Subjunctive possessive.]
  5. [Had + infinitive.]
  6. [Have + infinitive.]
  7. Phrase. “Have to” [periphrastic modal]: must; should; ought to.

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