(v. t.) To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm.
(v. t.) To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one.
(v. t.) To accept possession of; to take or accept.
(v. t.) To get possession of; to obtain; to get.
(v. t.) To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require.
(v. t.) To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child.
(v. t.) To hold, regard, or esteem.
(v. t.) To cause or force to go; to take.
(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.
(v. t.) To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.
(v. t.) To understand.
(v. t.) To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him.
Example Sentences:
Haves
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) In Fort McMurray, the town the tar sands built, the downturn created a society of haves and have-nots, said local social service organisations.
(2) A resurvey conducted 8 years later in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli revealed the persistence of filariasis amongst its residents.
(3) The Great Divide: Second Thoughts on the American Dream (1988) was Terkel ill-at-ease, in a book about rifts across society, not just between "haves, have somewhats and have-nots", but race and religion.
(4) Having thus polarised the country between haves and have-nots, the moderate liberals committed their fourth error.
(5) Schneider pointed out that even within countries like the US, there will be IoT-haves and have-nots.
(6) He says: "I believed from a very young age that all race warfare is essentially class warfare, and that it's in the better interests of the haves to have the have-nots fighting among themselves.
(7) "Either opt for a one-hit wonder – something that you wouldn't normally wear that is perfect for an event like a wedding, or aim for classic must-haves such as a great coat that will work season after season."
(8) For these settlements, this is a strike against the state and the haves, not just a union matter.
(9) Bercow says the commission will need to ask "searching questions about the digital divide, the haves and have-nots of the internet and the smartphone, not least because of the accumulating evidence that the Berlin Wall which undoubtedly exists in this terrain is no longer about age but relates to affluence and the lack of it".
(10) Sit and contemplate the world-class luxury of the haves; a short distance across the city are the have-nots.
(11) It's undeniable that there still exists a somewhat rigid social class system, with very little inter-generational social mobility and, almost inevitably, a widening of the gap between rich and poor, the haves and have-not's.
(12) What has become clear in the 10 years since Alma-Ata is the global split between the health of the "haves" and the "have nots".
(13) How has hegemony of the haves in our politics, at the expense and exclusion of the have-nots, fostered our democratic values?
(14) Cheshire said: “By 2030, the divide between housing haves at the top and the have-nots at the bottom will be even wider than it is now.
(15) The number of properties in Britain worth £1m or more is set to more than triple by 2030, widening the gap between the housing haves and have-nots, according to a report.
(16) Professor Robert Watson, the director of the IAASTD secretariat and the chief scientist at Defra, said: "Business as usual would mean more environmental degradation and the earth's haves and have-nots splitting further apart.
(17) Playing them on BBC One will massively increase the reach of these programmes for young audiences and guarantee that we do not risk creating a 'haves and have nots', a digital divide when it comes to enjoying what we are making for the public.
(18) Responding to a question after giving a speech on the economy, Clegg said he wasn't going to comment on leaks – Gove's letter proposing the idea – but joked about "haves and have-yachts".
(19) As a result, São Paulo earned the reputation of being one of the world’s most unequal cities, divided between the haves of the centre and the have-nots of the periphery.
(20) "Playing them on BBC1 will massively increase the reach of these programmes for young audiences and guarantee that we do not risk creating a 'haves and have nots', a digital divide when it comes to enjoying what we are making for the public."