[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

had \had\ ha^d, imp.  p. p. of have. oe. had, hafde,
   hefde, as. haefde.
   see have.
   1913 webster

   had as lief, had rather, had better, had as soon,
      etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive
      without to, are well established idiomatic forms. the
      original construction was that of the dative with forms of
      be, followed by the infinitive. see had better, under
      better.
      1913 webster

            and lever me is be pore and trewe.
            and more agreeable to me it is to be poor and
            true.                                --c. mundi
                                                  trans..
      1913 webster

            him had been lever to be syke.
            to him it had been preferable to be sick.
                                                  --fabian.
      1913 webster

            for him was lever have at his bed's head
            twenty bookes, clad in black or red, . . .
            than robes rich, or fithel, or gay sawtrie.
                                                  --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   note: gradually the nominative was substituted for the
         dative, and had for the forms of be. during the process
         of transition, the nominative with was or were, and the
         dative with had, are found.
         1913 webster

               poor lady, she were better love a dream. --shak.
         1913 webster

               you were best hang yourself.       --beau.  fl.
         1913 webster

               me rather had my heart might feel your love
               than my unpleased eye see your courtesy. --shak.
         1913 webster

               i hadde levere than my scherte,
               that ye hadde rad his legende, as have i.
                                                  --chaucer.
         1913 webster

               i had as lief not be as live to be
               in awe of such a thing as i myself. --shak.
         1913 webster

               i had rather be a dog and bay the moon,
               than such a roman.                 --shak.
         1913 webster

               i had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my
               god, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
                                                  --ps. lxxxiv.
                                                  10.
         1913 webster
see also:
have had as lief had rather had better had as soon better 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

have \have\ ha^v, v. t. imp.  p. p. had ha^d; p. pr.
    vb. n. having. indic. present, i have, thou hast, he
   has; we, ye, they have. oe. haven, habben, as. habben
   imperf. haefde, p. p. gehaefd; akin to os. hebbian, d.
   hebben, ofries. hebba, ohg. hab=en, 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.
      1913 webster

   2. to possess, as something which appertains to, is connected
      with, or affects, one.
      1913 webster

            the earth hath bubbles, as the water has. --shak.
      1913 webster

            he had a fever late.                  --keats.
      1913 webster

   3. to accept possession of; to take or accept.
      1913 webster

            break thy mind to me in broken english; wilt thou
            have me?                              --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. to get possession of; to obtain; to get. --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. to cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire;
      to require.
      1913 webster

            i had the church accurately described to me. --sir
                                                  w. scott.
      1913 webster

            wouldst thou have me turn traitor also? --ld.
                                                  lytton.
      1913 webster

   6. to bear, as young; as, she has just had a child.
      1913 webster

   7. to hold, regard, or esteem.
      1913 webster

            of them shall i be had in honor.      --2 sam. vi.
                                                  22.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   10. to be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled;
       followed by an infinitive.
       1913 webster

             science has, and will long have, to be a divider
             and a separatist.                    --m. arnold.
       1913 webster

             the laws of philology have to be established by
             external comparison and induction.   --earle.
       1913 webster

   11. to understand.
       1913 webster

             you have me, have you not?           --shak.
       1913 webster

   12. to put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of;
       as, that is where he had him. slang
       1913 webster

   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.
         1913 webster

               myself for such a face had boldly died.
                                                  --tennyson.
         1913 webster

   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.
        1913 webster
see also:
had having have hast has able 
avoirdupois binnacle habit to have a care to have a man out 
to have done do to have it out to have on to have to do with 
possess 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

had
     see have
see also:
have 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

have
     n : a person who possesses great material wealth syn: rich
         person, wealthy person
     v 1: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense;
          "she has $1,000 in the bank"; "he has got two beautiful
          daughters"; "she holds a master's degree from harvard"
          syn: have got, hold
     2: have as a feature; "this restaurant features the most famous
        chefs in france" syn: feature ant: miss
     3: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea";
        "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange
        sensation"; "the chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "the
        fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a
        feeling" syn: experience, receive, get, undergo
     4: have ownership or possession of; "he owns three houses in
        florida"; "how many cars does she have?" syn: own, possess
     5: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or
        condition; "he got his squad on the ball"; "this let me in
        for a big surprise"; "he got a girl into trouble" syn: get,
         let
     6: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "have another bowl
        of chicken soup"; "i don't take sugar in my coffee" syn:
         consume, ingest, take in, take ant: abstain
     7: have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have
        a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"
     8: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have,
        throw, or make a party"; "give a course" syn: hold, throw,
         make, give
     9: have left; "i have two years left"; "i don't have any money
        left"; "they have two more years before they retire"
     10: be confronted with; "what do we have here?"; "now we have a
         fine mess"
     11: undergo; "the stocks had a fast run-up" syn: experience
     12: suffer from; be ill with; "she has arthritis"
     13: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "the ads
         induced me to buy a vcr"; "my children finally got me to
         buy a computer"; "my wife made me buy a new sofa" syn: induce,
          stimulate, cause, get, make
     14: 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"; "please accept my present"
         syn: accept, take ant: refuse
     15: get something; come into possession of; "receive payment";
         "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" syn:
         receive
     16: undergo as of injuries and illnesses; "she suffered a
         fracture in the accident"; "he had an insulin shock after
         eating three candy bars"; "she got a bruise on her leg";
         "he got his arm broken in the scuffle" syn: suffer, sustain,
          get
     17: achieve a point or goal; "nicklaus had a 70"; "the brazilian
         team got 4 goals"; "she made 29 points that day" syn: get,
          make
     18: give birth to a newborn; "my wife had twins yesterday"
         syn: give birth, deliver, bear, birth
     19: have sex with; archaic use; "he had taken this woman when
         she was most vulnerable" syn: take
     also: has, had
see also:
rich person wealthy person have got hold feature miss 
experience receive get undergo own 
possess let consume ingest take in 
take abstain throw make give 
induce stimulate cause accept refuse 
suffer sustain give birth deliver bear 
birth has had 

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