Words / A1

HAV/hæv/

Own or hold something, or sit before a past participle: I have two sisters; I have eaten. Have breakfast / have a shower are British set phrases. Of is not a verb — would have, not “would of.”

Meaning

To own or hold something; also used with eaten, gone, etc.

Examples

• “I have two sisters.”
• “Do you have a minute?”
• “We have lunch at one.”

Good to know

have + noun. have breakfast / a shower. Not “would of.”

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