had

Verb

Verb Forms: had, having, has, have

• The past tense and past participle of the verb 'to have'.
• have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• have as a feature
• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
• have ownership or possession of
• cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
• serve oneself to, or consume regularly
• have a personal or business relationship with someone
• organize or be responsible for
• have left
• be confronted with
• undergo
  • "The stocks had a fast run-up"
• suffer from; be ill with
• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
• receive willingly something given or offered
• get something; come into possession of
• undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
  • "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"
• achieve a point or goal
  • "Nicklaus had a 70"
• cause to be born
  • "My wife had twins yesterday!"
• have sex with; archaic use
  • "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
• simple past and past participle of have
• Used to form the past perfect tense, expressing an action that took place prior to a reference point that is itself in the past.
• As past subjunctive: would have.

Examples

• A good time was had by all.
• I felt sure that I had seen him before.
• If only he HAD one more ’U’ for a bingo, the Words With Friends game would be his.
• This morning I had an egg for breakfast.
• When I'd (already) done some exercise, I had a cappuccino.

Synonyms

accept, bear, birth, cause, consume, deliver, experience, feature, get, give, give birth, have, have got, hold, induce, ingest, let, make, own, possess, receive, stimulate, suffer, sustain, take, take in, throw

Antonyms

abstain, lack, refuse