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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Have \Have\ (h[a^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Had (h[a^]d); p. pr.
     & vb. n. Having. Indic. present, I have, thou hast, he
     has; we, ye, they have.] [OE. haven, habben, AS. habben
     (imperf. h[ae]fde, p. p. geh[ae]fd); akin to OS. hebbian, D.
     hebben, OFries. hebba, OHG. hab[=e]n, G. haben, Icel. hafa,
     Sw. hafva, Dan. have, Goth. haban, and prob. to L. habere,
     whence F. avoir. Cf. Able, Avoirdupois, Binnacle,
     Habit.]
     1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a
        farm.
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     2. To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected
        with, or affects, one.
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              The earth hath bubbles, as the water has. --Shak.
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              He had a fever late.                  --Keats.
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     3. To accept possession of; to take or accept.
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              Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou
              have me?                              --Shak.
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     4. To get possession of; to obtain; to get. --Shak.
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     5. To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire;
        to require.
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              I had the church accurately described to me. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.
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              Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also? --Ld.
                                                    Lytton.
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     6. To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child.
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     7. To hold, regard, or esteem.
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              Of them shall I be had in honor.      --2 Sam. vi.
                                                    22.
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     8. To cause or force to go; to take. ``The stars have us to
        bed.'' --Herbert. ``Have out all men from me.'' --2 Sam.
        xiii. 9.
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     9. 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. --Shak.
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     10. To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled;
         followed by an infinitive.
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               Science has, and will long have, to be a divider
               and a separatist.                    --M. Arnold.
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               The laws of philology have to be established by
               external comparison and induction.   --Earle.
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     11. To understand.
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               You have me, have you not?           --Shak.
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     12. To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of;
         as, that is where he had him. [Slang]
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     Note: Have, as an auxiliary verb, is used with the past
           participle to form preterit tenses; as, I have loved; I
           shall have eaten. Originally it was used only with the
           participle of transitive verbs, and denoted the
           possession of the object in the state indicated by the
           participle; as, I have conquered him, I have or hold
           him in a conquered state; but it has long since lost
           this independent significance, and is used with the
           participles both of transitive and intransitive verbs
           as a device for expressing past time. Had is used,
           especially in poetry, for would have or should have.
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                 Myself for such a face had boldly died.
                                                    --Tennyson.
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     To have a care, to take care; to be on one's guard.
  
     To have (a man) out, to engage (one) in a duel.
  
     To have done (with). See under Do, v. i.
  
     To have it out, to speak freely; to bring an affair to a
        conclusion.
  
     To have on, to wear.
  
     To have to do with. See under Do, v. t.
  
     Syn: To possess; to own. See Possess.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Do \Do\, v. i.
     1. To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self.
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              They fear not the Lord, neither do they after . . .
              the law and commandment.              -- 2 Kings
                                                    xvii. 34.
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     2. To fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how
        he did; how do you do to-day?
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     3. [Perh. a different word. OE. dugen, dowen, to avail, be of
        use, AS. dugan. See Doughty.] To succeed; to avail; to
        answer the purpose; to serve; as, if no better plan can be
        found, he will make this do.
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              You would do well to prefer a bill against all kings
              and parliaments since the Conquest; and if that
              won't do; challenge the crown.        -- Collier.
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     To do by. See under By.
  
     To do for.
        (a) To answer for; to serve as; to suit.
        (b) To put an end to; to ruin; to baffle completely; as, a
            goblet is done for when it is broken. [Colloq.]
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                  Some folks are happy and easy in mind when their
                  victim is stabbed and done for.   --Thackeray.
  
     To do withal, to help or prevent it. [Obs.] ``I could not
        do withal.'' --Shak.
  
     To do without, to get along without; to dispense with.
  
     To have done, to have made an end or conclusion; to have
        finished; to be quit; to desist.
  
     To have done with, to have completed; to be through with;
        to have no further concern with.
  
     Well to do, in easy circumstances.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Do \Do\, v. i.
     1. To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self.
  
              They fear not the Lord, neither do they after . . .
              the law and commandment.              -- 2 Kings
                                                    xvii. 34.
  
     2. To fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how
        he did; how do you do to-day?
  
     3. [Perh. a different word. OE. dugen, dowen, to avail, be of
        use, AS. dugan. See Doughty.] To succeed; to avail; to
        answer the purpose; to serve; as, if no better plan can be
        found, he will make this do.
  
              You would do well to prefer a bill against all kings
              and parliaments since the Conquest; and if that
              won't do; challenge the crown.        -- Collier.
  
     To do by. See under By.
  
     To do for.
        (a) To answer for; to serve as; to suit.
        (b) To put an end to; to ruin; to baffle completely; as, a
            goblet is done for when it is broken. [Colloq.]
  
                  Some folks are happy and easy in mind when their
                  victim is stabbed and done for.   --Thackeray.
  
     To do withal, to help or prevent it. [Obs.] ``I could not
        do withal.'' --Shak.
  
     To do without, to get along without; to dispense with.
  
     To have done, to have made an end or conclusion; to have
        finished; to be quit; to desist.
  
     To have done with, to have completed; to be through with;
        to have no further concern with.
  
     Well to do, in easy circumstances.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Have \Have\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Had; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Having. Indic. present, I have, thou hast, he has;
     we, ye, they have.] [OE. haven, habben, AS. habben (imperf.
     h[ae]fde, p. p. geh[ae]fd); akin to OS. hebbian, D. hebben,
     OFries, hebba, OHG. hab?n, G. haben, Icel. hafa, Sw. hafva,
     Dan. have, Goth. haban, and prob. to L. habere, whence F.
     avoir. Cf. Able, Avoirdupois, Binnacle, Habit.]
     1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a
        farm.
  
     2. To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected
        with, or affects, one.
  
              The earth hath bubbles, as the water has. --Shak.
  
              He had a fever late.                  --Keats.
  
     3. To accept possession of; to take or accept.
  
              Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou
              have me?                              --Shak.
  
     4. To get possession of; to obtain; to get. --Shak.
  
     5. To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire;
        to require.
  
              It had the church accurately described to me. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.
  
              Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also? --Ld.
                                                    Lytton.
  
     6. To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child.
  
     7. To hold, regard, or esteem.
  
              Of them shall I be had in honor.      --2 Sam. vi.
                                                    22.
  
     8. To cause or force to go; to take. ``The stars have us to
        bed.'' --Herbert. ``Have out all men from me.'' --2 Sam.
        xiii. 9.
  
     9. 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. --Shak.
  
     10. To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled;
         followed by an infinitive.
  
               Science has, and will long have, to be a divider
               and a separatist.                    --M. Arnold.
  
               The laws of philology have to be established by
               external comparison and induction.   --Earle.
  
     11. To understand.
  
               You have me, have you not?           --Shak.
  
     12. To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of;
         as, that is where he had him. [Slang]
  
     Note: Have, as an auxiliary verb, is used with the past
           participle to form preterit tenses; as, I have loved; I
           shall have eaten. Originally it was used only with the
           participle of transitive verbs, and denoted the
           possession of the object in the state indicated by the
           participle; as, I have conquered him, I have or hold
           him in a conquered state; but it has long since lost
           this independent significance, and is used with the
           participles both of transitive and intransitive verbs
           as a device for expressing past time. Had is used,
           especially in poetry, for would have or should have.
  
                 Myself for such a face had boldly died.
                                                    --Tennyson.
  
     To have a care, to take care; to be on one's guard.
  
     To have (a man) out, to engage (one) in a duel.
  
     To have done (with). See under Do, v. i.
  
     To have it out, to speak freely; to bring an affair to a
        conclusion.
  
     To have on, to wear.
  
     To have to do with. See under Do, v. t.
  
     Syn: To possess; to own. See Possess.

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