Visual meaning of 'had'? - learn with images, example in daily life

verb

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

property asset

verb

To hold, as something at someone's disposal.

"The teacher had several extra copies of the textbook available for students. "

property asset

verb

Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.

"I have a really mean boss."

grammar language

verb

To partake of (a particular substance, especially food or drink, or action or activity).

"Can I have a look at that?"

food drink action

verb

To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.

"My sister had a doctor's appointment tomorrow. "

plan action time event

verb

To experience, go through, undergo.

"He had surgery on his hip yesterday."

action event

verb

To be afflicted with, suffer from.

"He had a cold last week."

medicine disease body condition suffering

verb

(auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.

"I had already eaten."

grammar language

verb

Used as an interrogative verb before a pronoun to form a tag question, echoing a previous use of 'have' as an auxiliary verb or, in certain cases, main verb. (For further discussion, see the appendix English tag questions.)

"You've finished your homework, hadn't you? "

grammar language linguistics

verb

(auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to.

"I have to go."

grammar language

verb

To give birth to.

"My mother had me when she was 25."

family biology organism animal human

verb

To engage in sexual intercourse with.

"The student said that he had her after school. "

sex human action

verb

To accept as a romantic partner.

"Despite my protestations of love, she would not have me."

family human person sex

verb

(transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.

"They had me feed their dog while they were out of town."

language grammar

verb

(transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.

"He had him arrested for trespassing."

language grammar

verb

(transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is not a verb argument.)

"The bad weather had my family postpone their picnic. "

language grammar

verb

(transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being.

"The teacher had the students' behavior as unruly. "

language word

verb

To defeat in a fight; take.

"I could have him!"

war military action achievement

verb

(obsolete outside Ireland) To be able to speak (a language).

"I have no German."

language linguistics ability

verb

To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.

"Dan certainly has arms today, probably from scraping paint off four columns the day before."

sensation mind

verb

To trick, to deceive.

"You had me alright! I never would have thought that was just a joke."

character action moral attitude

verb

(often with present participle) To allow; to tolerate.

"My parents had me study diligently for the exam. "

attitude action ability

verb

(often used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.

"My brother had the idea that he could finish the project in an hour, but he was wrong. "

mind attitude

verb

To host someone; to take in as a guest.

"Thank you for having me!"

family human person action

verb

To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.

"I have two contacts on my scope."

technical science

verb

(of a jury) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.

"The jury had the case for two hours before reaching a verdict. "

law government politics state right action process

verb

To make an observation of (a bird species).

"The ornithologist had the rare hummingbird species at the park. "

bird animal nature biology