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had

/hæd/verb1 syllable

Had means: cause to be born.

Synonyms for had31

verb, as in cause to be born

give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have, have a bun in the oven, carry, gestate, expect

verb, as in have as a feature

have, feature, have got, hold, own, possess

verb, as in cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make

verb, as in have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

have, have got, hold, feature

verb, as in have ownership or possession of

own, have, possess, feature

verb, as in serve oneself to, or consume regularly

consume, ingest, take in, take, have

verb, as in organize or be responsible for

hold, throw, have, make, give

verb, as in suffer from; be ill with

have, suffer, sustain, get

verb, as in receive willingly something given or offered

accept, take, have, receive

verb, as in get something; come into possession of

receive, have, accept, take

verb, as in undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

suffer, sustain, have, get

verb, as in go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

experience, receive, have, get

verb, as in achieve a point or goal

have, get, make

verb, as in cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

get, let, have

verb, as in undergo

have, experience

verb, as in have sex with; archaic use

take, have

verb, as in have a personal or business relationship with someone

have

verb, as in be confronted with

have

Opposites of had

lack, miss

What does had mean?18

verb

1

cause to be born“My wife had twins yesterday!”

2

have as a feature“This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France”

3

cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner“The ads induced me to buy a VCR”

4

have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense“She has $1,000 in the bank”

5

have ownership or possession of“He owns three houses in Florida”

6

serve oneself to, or consume regularly“Have another bowl of chicken soup!”

7

organize or be responsible for“hold a reception”

8

suffer from; be ill with“She has arthritis”

9

receive willingly something given or offered“The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter”

10

get something; come into possession of“receive payment”

11

undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)“She suffered a fracture in the accident”

12

go through (mental or physical states or experiences)“get an idea”

13

achieve a point or goal“Nicklaus had a 70”

14

cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition“He got his squad on the ball”

15

undergo“The stocks had a fast run-up”

16

have sex with; archaic use“He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable”

17

have a personal or business relationship with someone“have a postdoc”

18

be confronted with“What do we have here?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with had?18

Show 40 near rhymes
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All 18 rhymes for had, grouped by syllable

Had in a sentence

  • If it had not been for your support, he would have failed in business.CK
  • By the time you got there, the sun had set.Zifre
  • To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he always had enough to eat.Zifre
  • To my surprise, he had a beautiful voice.Elenia
  • As compared with last summer, we haven't had so much rain this year.megamanenm
  • As it had been written in haste, the report was poor.fishda
  • As had been expected, the weather turned out to be very fine.CK
  • I ran to school, but the bell had already rung.CK

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