have

have: have, hold, own, possess, enjoy are comparable when they mean to keep, control, retain, or experience as one's own.

Have is the most general term and in itself carries no implication of a cause or reason for regarding the thing had as one's own

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he has considerable property
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they have five children
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we have no cow at present
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have opinions on a subject
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she has many friends
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they are going to have a baby
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he has no French
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we shall have some trouble with it
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Hold implies stronger control over than have and usually suggests a grasp upon, an occupancy of, or a bond between; thus, "to have friends" implies a mere amicable relationship, but "to hold one's friends" implies either the reducing of them to subjection or the retaining of their affection; "to have an opinion" implies merely the existence of that opinion, whereas "to hold an opinion" usually suggests its assertion

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hold extensive properties in New York State
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once did she hold the gorgeous East in fee— Wordsworth
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the Breton seized more than he could hold; the Norman took less than he would have liked— Henry Adams
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the receptive imagination . . . holds fast the visions genius creates— Eliot
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Own implies a natural or legal right to hold as one's property and under one's full control

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own a house
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own several horses
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when a child is old enough, he should ... be allowed to own books— Russell
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some parents treat their children as if they owned them
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Possess is preferred in law to own as implying one's having full title and right to a particular property to the exclusion of everyone else; thus, a husband and wife might say that they own a piece of land when legally only the husband possesses it. In general use possess differs from own in being referable to other things than property (as a characteristic, a quality, a power, or a faculty)

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possess contentment
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the States possessed the power to exclude or admit them [slaves]— John Marshall
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that astonishingly retentive memory which we possessed as little boys— Inge
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the great medicinal value possessed by this water— Heiser
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Enjoy (see also LIKE) implies the having of something as one's own or for one's use with all its benefits and advantages; in this sense there is no necessary connotation of pleasure or delight in having or using, but, except in law, the word often does carry a hint if not a definite suggestion of it

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during his lifetime he enjoyed a distinguished reputation for the excellence of his sermons— T. S. Eliot
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while man enjoyed ... an unlimited freedom to be wicked— Henry Adams
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classes that enjoy certain rights and privileges
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Contrasted words: want, *lack, need

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Synonyms:

Hold (whether one's own or not), be in actual possession of / Bear, bring forth, be delivered of / Possess, own, be in possession of, be seized of / Be favored with / Be the subject of / Regard, consider, esteem / Require, wish, desire / Obtain, acquire, receive, get, gain / Be obliged, be under the necessity / Accept (as husband or as wife), take

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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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hâve — [ av ] adj. • 1548; frq. °haswa « gris comme le lièvre » ♦ Amaigri et pâli par la faim, la fatigue, la souffrance. ⇒ émacié, 1. maigre. Gens hâves et déguenillés. Visage, teint hâve. ⇒ blafard, blême. ⊗ CONTR. 1. Frais, replet. hâve adj. Litt.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
*hâve — ● hâve adjectif (francique haswa, blême) Qui est pâle et amaigri par la maladie, la faim. ● hâve (difficultés) adjectif (francique haswa, blême) Orthographe Avec un accent circonflexe sur le … Encyclopédie Universelle
Have — Have, lat., sei gegrüßt! lebe wohl! Auf Grabmälern: have pia anima! lebe wohl, fromme Seele! … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Have — (ave, lat.), sei gegrüßt! lebe wohl! bes. auf Grabsteinen: H. pia anima (lebe wohl liebe Seele); vgl. Ave Maria … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Have — (lat.), soviel wie Ave … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Have — (ave, lat.), Sei gegrüßt! Lebe wohl! H. pia anĭma, Lebe wohl, fromme Seele! … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
have — index accommodate, hold (possess), keep (shelter), own, possess, remain (occupy) … Law dictionary
have — /hav/; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/; for 26 usually /haf/, v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have, 2nd have or (Archaic) hast, 3rd has or (Archaic) hath, pres. pl … Universalium

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