Verb Do they have a new car? You can have it until I get back. She has a red bike, and I have a blue one. She got another part-time job and now she has two jobs. I'm looking for the newspaper. Do you have it? He had the newspaper right in his hand. I used to have a necklace like that, but I lost it. She used to share a room with her sister, but now she has her own room. Have they got a new car? We've got things to do. Noun a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots See More
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If Ferry were removed from the ballot, the GOP would have a more difficult time hanging on to the seat, as there are three Republicans who’ve filed as write-in candidates in the race. Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 The Patient, which creators Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg have noted could’ve easily been a play, toys with black humor and fluctuations in power between its two primary characters in a way that evokes Samuel Beckett. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022 What’s more, folks may have recognized several faces because the groups were comprised of family members who’ve competed individually in American Ninja Warrior in the past. Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 7 Sep. 2022 California’s warnings of potential rolling blackouts in recent days have been like catnip for conservative politicians and pundits who’ve tried to tie the crisis to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate on electric cars. Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2022 As of August, of the sixty-six thousand Afghans who’ve applied, a mere hundred and twenty-three have been approved, according to the investigative outlet Reveal. Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2022 In moneyed locales across the country, there are tales of couples who, two years ago, would’ve been a shoo-in at any club but now have been wait-listed everywhere. Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 Also, in the Mobile area, we’ve been blessed to have a game each week televised on Friday night. Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 19 Aug. 2022 Energy-efficiency advocates and trade groups alike say the incentives could nudge consumers who’ve had plenty of reasons to put off buying new appliances if their existing ones haven’t stopped working. Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022
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To read Moncrieff’s paper and conclude that antidepressants do not work, as many on the right have, is the wrong message to take away from the study. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2022 Even among the truly rich, there is a gap between the haves and the have-yachts. Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 This is 1899 France, and in a world of where the haves quickly discard the have-nots, Satine has learned how to survive by using her voice, her looks, and her body. Yolanda Machado, EW.com, 16 July 2022 The new practice of paying student athletes has already begun to separate the haves from the have-nots in college sports.WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 The financial sector has notoriously been branded as the great differentiator between the haves and the have-nots. Rod Berger, Forbes, 28 June 2022 These forming mega-conferences could break apart as quickly as they were assembled if a streaming giant promises a better price and more visibility for erstwhile haves turned have-nots. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022 Here, again, a motley crew of have-nots and rejects assembles under the auspices of a brilliant Professor. Andy Meek, BGR, 27 June 2022 Until the gap between the haves and the have-nots narrows, dreams will lie dormant or gradually wither – discouraging planning or shriveling into a cruel reminder of what won’t come true. Janet Ruane, The Conversation, 8 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English, from Old English habban; akin to Old High German habēn to have, and perhaps to hevan to lift — more at heave entry 1