Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Have (had, had'st, has, hast, hath, having, hav'nt)
have (had, had'nt, had'st, hadst, has, has'nt, hast, hath, hav'nt)haven (-s)
have (had, had'st, has, hast, hath, having, hav'nt), v2. [OE habban; auxiliary or modal.] (webplay: befall, esteem, fall, hastily, power, seize, take).
- [Present perfect.]
- [Have (present perfect) + infinitive] needs; is obligated.
- [Subjunctive] if.
- [Past perfect.]
- [Subjunctive possessive.]
- [Had (past perfect) + infinitive] needed; was obligated.
- Phrase. “Have to” [periphrastic modal]: must; should; ought to.
- Phrase. “Hav'nt You”: have you not? [negated tag question for affirmative emphasis] surely; certainly you have.
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