Meltman
06-08-2006, 01:54 PM
has
v.
Third person singular present tense of have.
have
v.
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To be in possession of: already had a car.
To possess as a characteristic, quality, or function: has a beard; had a great deal of energy.
To possess or contain as a constituent part: a car that has air bags.
To occupy a particular relation to: had many disciples.
To possess knowledge of or facility in: has very little Spanish.
To hold in the mind; entertain: had doubts about their loyalty.
To use or exhibit in action: have compassion.
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To come into possession of; acquire: Not one copy of the book was to be had in the entire town.
To receive; get: I had a letter from my cousin.
To accept; take: I'll have the peas instead of the spinach.
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To suffer from: have defective vision.
To be subject to the experience of: had a difficult time last winter.
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To cause to do something, as by persuasion or compulsion: had my assistant run the errand.
To cause to be in a specified place or state: had the guests in the dining room; had everyone fascinated.
To permit; allow: I won't have that kind of behavior in my house.
To carry on, perform, or execute: have an argument.
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To place at a disadvantage: Your opponent in the debate had you on every issue.
Informal. To get the better of, especially by trickery or deception: They realized too late that they'd been had by a swindler.
Informal. To influence by dishonest means; bribe: an incorruptible official who could not be had.
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To procreate (offspring): wanted to have a child.
To give birth to; bear: She's going to have a baby.
To partake of: have lunch.
To be obliged to; must: We simply have to get there on time.
To engage in sexual intercourse with.
as
adv.
To the same extent or degree; equally: The child sang as sweetly as a nightingale.
For instance: large carnivores, as the bear or lion.
When taken into consideration in a specified relation or form: this definition as distinguished from the second one.
conj.
To the same degree or quantity that. Often used as a correlative after so or as: You are as sweet as sugar. The situation is not so bad as you suggest.
In the same manner or way that: Think as I think.
At the same time that; while: slipped on the ice as I ran home.
For the reason that; because: went to bed early, as I was exhausted.
With the result that: He was so foolish as to lie.
Though: Great as the author was, he proved a bad model. Ridiculous as it seems, the tale is true.
In accordance with which or with the way in which: The hotel is quite comfortable as such establishments go. The sun is hot, as everyone knows.
Informal. That: I don't know as I can answer your question.
pron.
That; which; who. Used after same or such: I received the same grade as you did.
Chiefly Upper Southern U.S. Who, whom, which, or that: Those as want to can come with me.
prep.
In the role, capacity, or function of: acting as a mediator.
In a manner similar to; the same as: On this issue they thought as one.
Not mentioning any names...just putting this information out for all of you.
:shinner:
v.
Third person singular present tense of have.
have
v.
...
To be in possession of: already had a car.
To possess as a characteristic, quality, or function: has a beard; had a great deal of energy.
To possess or contain as a constituent part: a car that has air bags.
To occupy a particular relation to: had many disciples.
To possess knowledge of or facility in: has very little Spanish.
To hold in the mind; entertain: had doubts about their loyalty.
To use or exhibit in action: have compassion.
...
To come into possession of; acquire: Not one copy of the book was to be had in the entire town.
To receive; get: I had a letter from my cousin.
To accept; take: I'll have the peas instead of the spinach.
...
To suffer from: have defective vision.
To be subject to the experience of: had a difficult time last winter.
...
To cause to do something, as by persuasion or compulsion: had my assistant run the errand.
To cause to be in a specified place or state: had the guests in the dining room; had everyone fascinated.
To permit; allow: I won't have that kind of behavior in my house.
To carry on, perform, or execute: have an argument.
...
To place at a disadvantage: Your opponent in the debate had you on every issue.
Informal. To get the better of, especially by trickery or deception: They realized too late that they'd been had by a swindler.
Informal. To influence by dishonest means; bribe: an incorruptible official who could not be had.
...
To procreate (offspring): wanted to have a child.
To give birth to; bear: She's going to have a baby.
To partake of: have lunch.
To be obliged to; must: We simply have to get there on time.
To engage in sexual intercourse with.
as
adv.
To the same extent or degree; equally: The child sang as sweetly as a nightingale.
For instance: large carnivores, as the bear or lion.
When taken into consideration in a specified relation or form: this definition as distinguished from the second one.
conj.
To the same degree or quantity that. Often used as a correlative after so or as: You are as sweet as sugar. The situation is not so bad as you suggest.
In the same manner or way that: Think as I think.
At the same time that; while: slipped on the ice as I ran home.
For the reason that; because: went to bed early, as I was exhausted.
With the result that: He was so foolish as to lie.
Though: Great as the author was, he proved a bad model. Ridiculous as it seems, the tale is true.
In accordance with which or with the way in which: The hotel is quite comfortable as such establishments go. The sun is hot, as everyone knows.
Informal. That: I don't know as I can answer your question.
pron.
That; which; who. Used after same or such: I received the same grade as you did.
Chiefly Upper Southern U.S. Who, whom, which, or that: Those as want to can come with me.
prep.
In the role, capacity, or function of: acting as a mediator.
In a manner similar to; the same as: On this issue they thought as one.
Not mentioning any names...just putting this information out for all of you.
:shinner: