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have

[hav, huhv, uhv, haf] / hæv, həv, əv, hæf /
VERB
be in possession
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept acquire admit bear carry enjoy gain get hold include keep obtain own pick up possess receive retain take
STRONG
annex compass corner hog land occupy procure secure
WEAK
chalk up get hands on get hold of have in hand latch on to lock up sit on take in teem with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon avoid deny disallow dispossess dispute exclude forfeit forsake free give lack let go lose need not have offer pass refuse reject release spend surrender throw away yield
VERB
endure, bear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allow become consider enjoy experience feel know leave need permit see suffer undergo
STRONG
entertain let must sustain tolerate
WEAK
be compelled to be forced to be one's duty to be up to fall on meet with ought put up with rest with should think about
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny disallow forget hold ignore keep neglect refuse reject
STRONG
halt stop
WEAK
exclude want
VERB
contain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
include involve
STRONG
comprehend comprise embody embrace encompass subsume
WEAK
take in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exclude
WEAK
lack need want
VERB
cheat, trick
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fix
STRONG
deceive dupe fool outfox outmaneuver outsmart outwit overreach swindle undo
WEAK
buy off take in tamper with
VERB
bring into the world
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bear deliver
STRONG
beget
WEAK
bring forth give birth
Antonyms
WEAK
kill

Example Sentences

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Several Commerce Department inspector-general reports have criticized FirstNet Authority for holding AT&T to lenient network standards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“When you’re friends and you have allies, especially if they’re strategic, you also have to have the courage to say when you disagree,” she said at a wine fair in Verona before Trump’s comments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Additional videos, taken by bystanders, have since made their way online showing Peters being carried out of the nightclub.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

"We know that the kids that have been going through the whole school system with a lot of screens – that they're lagging behind in international surveys," says Forsell.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

It certainly wasn’t EG, who was already smiling, already seemed to have the world all figured out, though cuddling her was very good.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith