having

[have]

To have something means you possess it somehow. You may have a big house or have a lot of freckles on your nose.

...

Possession; goods; estate.


p. pr. & vb. n.
of Have

n.
Possession; goods; estate.


Having

Hav"ing , n. Possession; goods; estate.
I 'll lend you something; my having is not much.

Possession; goods; estate.

...

Usage Examples

All my favorite stars, my family and my friends are here. I'm having the happiest birthday that an 18-year-old girl could ever have.

Almost all the fans I meet are pretty cool people. They're intelligent and tend to think about things a bit more than your average rock'n'roll fans: sensible people I wouldn't mind having a drink with.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

After having done this whole slew of press for 'Big Love,' now I'll have anxiety dreams for like a week and a half about all the stupid things I said. I can't even imagine being in front of the cameras all the time. I had a weird dream the other night that I was on 'Jersey Shore.'

A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.

A two-year-old is kind of like having a blender, but you don't have a top for it.

A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.

About 15 years ago I went though a period of a year or so when I just couldn't find anything good. My wife noticed I was having trouble reading menus. I bought some cheap reading glasses in a drug store. I got home and suddenly all these books that weren't good were good.

Misspelled Form

having, ghaving, yhaving, uhaving, jhaving, nhaving, gaving, yaving, uaving, javing, naving, hgaving, hyaving, huaving, hjaving, hnaving, hqaving, hwaving, hsaving, hzaving, hqving, hwving, hsving, hzving, haqving, hawving, hasving, hazving, hacving, hafving, hagving, habving, ha ving, hacing, hafing, haging, habing, ha ing, havcing, havfing, havging, havbing, hav ing, havuing, hav8ing, hav9ing, havoing, havjing, havking, havung, hav8ng, hav9ng, havong, havjng, havkng, haviung, havi8ng, havi9ng, haviong, havijng, havikng, havibng, havihng, havijng, havimng, havi ng, havibg, havihg, havijg, havimg, havi g, havinbg, havinhg, havinjg, havinmg, havin g, havinfg, havintg, havinyg, havinhg, havinbg, havinvg, havinf, havint, haviny, havinh, havinb, havinv, havingf, havingt, havingy, havingh, havingb, havingv.

Other Usage Examples

A child who has never fantasized about having other parents is seriously lacking in imagination.

All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.

All that running around in my underwear put money in my pockets. I can focus on working in interesting movies without having to worry about supporting myself.

A relationship is lovely if you're happy, comfortable in it and you really like the person. I can think of nothing better. But there's nothing worse than having a relationship in which you feel no interest.

A relationship is hard in and of itself. And having kids is really hard work, but I think it's really meaningful, as is a relationship. But they all take work.

A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone.

A lot of journalism wants to have what they call objectivity without them having a commitment to pursuing the truth, but that doesn't work. Objectivity requires belief in and a commitment toward pursuing the truth - having an object outside of our personal point of view.

After I had the Caesarean, I was told I had really strong stomach muscles and so would heal very quickly. And I did. I was up walking about within three hours. Six days after having her, I was out shopping and shortly after that I made it to David Walliams' wedding.

After all, what is your host's purpose in having a party? Surely not for you to enjoy yourself if that were their sole purpose, they'd have simply sent champagne and women over to your place by taxi.

Comments


Browse Dictionary