verb🔗ShareAvait, posséderTo possess, own."I have a house and a car."J'avais une maison et une voiture.propertyassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvoir, disposer deTo hold, as something at someone's disposal."The teacher had several extra copies of the textbook available for students. "Le professeur avait plusieurs exemplaires supplémentaires du manuel à la disposition des élèves.propertyassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvaitUsed to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject."I have a really mean boss."J'avais un patron vraiment méchant.grammarlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePrendre, consommerTo partake of (a particular substance, especially food or drink, or action or activity)."Can I have a look at that?"Puis-je y jeter un coup d'œil ?fooddrinkactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDevoir assister à, entreprendreTo be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in."My sister had a doctor's appointment tomorrow. "Ma sœur devait assister à un rendez-vous chez le médecin demain.planactiontimeeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEu, vécu, subiTo experience, go through, undergo."He had surgery on his hip yesterday."Il a subi une opération de la hanche hier.actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvoir, souffrir deTo be afflicted with, suffer from."He had a cold last week."Il a eu un rhume la semaine dernière.medicinediseasebodyconditionsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvait(auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect."I had already eaten."J'avais déjà mangé.grammarlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvaitUsed 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? "Tu as fini tes devoirs, n'est-ce pas ?grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDevait(auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to."I have to go."Je devais y aller.grammarlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvoir, donner naissance àTo give birth to."My mother had me when she was 25."Ma mère m'a donné naissance à l'âge de 25 ans.familybiologyorganismanimalhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvoir des relations sexuelles avecTo engage in sexual intercourse with."The student said that he had her after school. "L'étudiant a dit qu'il avait eu des relations sexuelles avec elle après l'école.sexhumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvoir, accepter comme partenaire romantiqueTo accept as a romantic partner."Despite my protestations of love, she would not have me."Malgré mes déclarations d'amour, elle ne voulait pas de moi.familyhumanpersonsexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire, laisser(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."Ils m'ont fait nourrir leur chien pendant qu'ils étaient en dehors de la ville.languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire, rendre(transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be."He had him arrested for trespassing."Il l'a fait arrêter pour intrusion.languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSubir, éprouver(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. "Le mauvais temps a fait que ma famille a reporté son pique-nique.languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConsidérer comme, tenir pour(transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being."The teacher had the students' behavior as unruly. "Le professeur considérait le comportement des élèves comme indiscipliné.languagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVaincre, avoirTo defeat in a fight; take."I could have him!"Je pourrais le vaincre !warmilitaryactionachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSavoir parler(obsolete outside Ireland) To be able to speak (a language)."I have no German."Je ne sais pas parler allemand.languagelinguisticsabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉprouver, ressentirTo feel or be (especially painfully) aware of."Dan certainly has arms today, probably from scraping paint off four columns the day before."Dan a certainement mal aux bras aujourd'hui, probablement à force d'avoir gratté la peinture sur quatre colonnes la veille.sensationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTromper, duperTo trick, to deceive."You had me alright! I never would have thought that was just a joke."Tu m'as bien eu ! Je n'aurais jamais pensé que ce n'était qu'une blague.characteractionmoralattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePermettre, tolérer(often with present participle) To allow; to tolerate."My parents had me study diligently for the exam. "Mes parents m'ont permis d'étudier assidûment pour l'examen.attitudeactionabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCroire, se faire avoir(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. "Mon frère a cru qu'il pourrait terminer le projet en une heure, mais il avait tort.mindattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHéberger, recevoirTo host someone; to take in as a guest."Thank you for having me!"Merci de m'avoir reçu !familyhumanpersonactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObtenir, releverTo get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation."I have two contacts on my scope."J'ai obtenu deux contacts sur mon oscilloscope.technicalscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDélibérer(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. "Le jury a délibéré sur l'affaire pendant deux heures avant de rendre son verdict.lawgovernmentpoliticsstaterightactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObservéTo make an observation of (a bird species)."The ornithologist had the rare hummingbird species at the park. "L'ornithologue a observé l'espèce rare de colibri au parc.birdanimalnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading