have

verb

1)

he had a new car

Syn:

possess, own, be in possession of, be the owner of; be blessed with, boast, enjoy; keep, retain, hold, occupy

2)

the apartment has five rooms

Syn:

comprise, consist of, contain, include, incorporate, be composed of, be made up of; encompass; formal comprehend

3)

they had dinner together

Syn:

eat, consume, devour, partake of; drink, imbibe, quaff; informal demolish, dispose of, put away, scoff (down), scarf (down/up)

4)

she had a letter from Mark

Syn:

receive, get, be given, be sent, obtain, acquire, come by, take receipt of

Ant:

send, give

5)

we've decided to have a party

Syn:

organize, arrange, hold, give, host, throw, put on, lay on, set up, fix up

6)

she's going to have a baby

Syn:

give birth to, bear, be delivered of, bring into the world, produce; informal drop; archaic beget

7)

we are having guests for dinner

Syn:

entertain, be host to, cater for, receive; invite over, ask over/around, wine and dine; accommodate, put up

8)

he had trouble finding the restaurant

Syn:

experience, encounter, face, meet, find, run into, go through, undergo

9)

I have a headache

Syn:

be suffering from, be afflicted by, be affected by, be troubled with

10)

I had a good time

Syn:

experience; enjoy

11)

many of them have doubts

Syn:

harbor, entertain, feel, nurse, nurture, sustain, maintain

12)

he had little patience

Syn:

manifest, show, display, exhibit, demonstrate

13)

she had them line up according to height

Syn:

make, ask to, request to, get to, tell to, require to, induce to, prevail upon to; order to, command to, direct to, force to

14)

I can't have you insulting me

Syn:

tolerate, endure, bear, support, accept, put up with, go along with, take, countenance; permit to, allow to; informal stand, abide, stomach; formal brook

15)

I have to get up at six

Syn:

must, be obliged to, be required to, be compelled to, be forced to, be bound to

16) informal

I'd been had

Syn:

trick, fool, deceive, cheat, dupe, take in, hoodwink, swindle; informal con, diddle, rip off, shaft, hose, sucker, snooker

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- have had it

- have on