have (v.)

古英语 habban “拥有, 拥有; 受制于人, 经历”, 来自于原日耳曼语 *habejanan (也是古北欧语 hafa, 古撒克逊语 hebbjan, 古弗里斯兰语 habba, 德语 haben, 哥特语 haban “拥有” 的来源), 来自于PIE根 *kap- “掌握”. 与拉丁文 habere, 尽管形式和意义相似, 但没有关系; 拉丁文的同源词是 capere “抓住”.

“拥有, 有一个人的处置” (I have a book) 的意义是从旧语言中转变过来的, 在旧语言中, 被拥有的东西是主语, 而拥有者采用了状语(如拉丁文 est mihi liber “我有一本书”, 字面意思是“有一本书给我” ). 在古英语中也曾用作助词(尤其是形成现在的完全时态); 随着时间的推移, 这个词承担了更多的功能; 现代英语 he had better, 本来是古英语 him (状语) wære betere.

对 have to, “必须” (1570年代) 来自“作为责任或要做的事而拥有” 的意义(古英语). 词组 have a nice day 作为商业交易后的敬语, 到1970年, 美国英语. 词组 have (noun), will (verb) 是1954年, 最初来自喜剧演员鲍勃-霍普, 形式为 Have tux, will travel; 霍普将其描述为《综艺》中典型的杂耍演员广告, 表示愿意并准备在任何地方表演.

updated on April 18, 2021

have (v.)

have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense;

She has $1,000 in the bank

He has got two beautiful daughters

Synonyms: have got / hold

have (v.)

have as a feature;

Synonyms: feature

have (v.)

go through (mental or physical states or experiences);

have a feeling

Synonyms: experience / receive / get

have (v.)

cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition;

Synonyms: get / let

have (v.)

serve oneself to, or consume regularly;

Synonyms: consume / ingest / take in / take

have (v.)

have a personal or business relationship with someone;

have a postdoc

have a lover

have an assistant

have (v.)

organize or be responsible for;

have, throw, or make a party

Synonyms: hold / throw / make / give

have (v.)

have left;

I don't have any money left

They have two more years before they retire

I have two years left

have (v.)

be confronted with;

Now we have a fine mess

What do we have here?

have (v.)

undergo;

The stocks had a fast run-up

Synonyms: experience

have (v.)

suffer from; be ill with;

She has arthritis

have (v.)

cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;

Synonyms: induce / stimulate / cause / make

have (v.)

receive willingly something given or offered;

The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter

I won't have this dog in my house!

Synonyms: accept / take

have (v.)

get something; come into possession of;

Synonyms: receive

have (v.)

undergo (as of injuries and illnesses);

He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars

Synonyms: suffer / sustain / get

have (v.)

achieve a point or goal;

Nicklaus had a 70

Synonyms: get / make

have (v.)

cause to be born;

My wife had twins yesterday!

Synonyms: give birth / deliver / bear / birth

have (v.)

have sex with; archaic use;

He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable

Synonyms: take

have (v.)

have ownership or possession of;

How many cars does she have?

Synonyms: own / possess

have (n.)

a person who possesses great material wealth;

Synonyms: rich person / wealthy person

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