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  1. Indic. present of Have
  2. of Have
  3. v. t. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm.
  4. v. t. To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one.
  5. v. t. To accept possession of; to take or accept.
  6. v. t. To get possession of; to obtain; to get.
  7. v. t. To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require.
  8. v. t. To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child.
  9. v. t. To hold, regard, or esteem.
  10. v. t. To cause or force to go; to take.
  11. v. t. To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion.
  12. v. t. To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.
  13. v. t. To understand.
  14. v. t. To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him.