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For the verb: "to have"

Simple Past:	had
Past Participle:	had

have
A	noun
	1	rich person, wealthy person, have
			a person who possesses great material wealth
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚rich person, wealthy person, have ╚billionaire ╚millionaire ╚plutocrat ╚millionairess ╚man of means; rich man; wealthy man ╚fat cat ╚Croesus ╚affluent
B	verb
	1	give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
			give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚produce; bring forth ╚give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have ╚have a bun in the oven; bear; carry; gestate; expect ╚litter ╚lamb ╚kitten ╚foal ╚drop ╚twin
	2	have
			suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
		Category Tree: be ╚suffer; hurt ╚have
	3	suffer, sustain, have, get
			undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
		Category Tree: experience; receive; have; get; undergo ╚suffer, sustain, have, get ╚crack up; crack; crock up; break up; collapse ╚break down; collapse
	4	get, let, have
			cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚make; get ╚get, let, have
	5	have, experience
			undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"
		Category Tree: change ╚have, experience ╚meet; encounter; receive
	6	induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
			cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

	7	consume, ingest, take in, take, have
			serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

	8	take, have
			have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
		Category Tree: connect; link; tie; link up ╚join; conjoin ╚copulate; mate; pair; couple ╚roll in the hay; love; make out; make love; sleep with; get laid; have sex; know; do it; be intimate; have intercourse; have it away; have it off; screw; fuck; jazz; eff; hump; lie with; bed; have a go at it; bang; get it on; bonk ╚take, have
	9	hold, throw, have, make, give
			organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
		Category Tree: control; command ╚manage; deal; care; handle ╚direct ╚hold, throw, have, make, give
	10	experience, receive, have, get, undergo
			of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

	11	have, have got, hold
			have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

	12	own, have, possess
			have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

	13	have
			have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"

	14	receive, have
			get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
		Category Tree: get; acquire ╚receive, have ╚inherit ╚graduate ╚fence ╚accept ╚take in; take up
	15	accept, take, have
			receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
		Category Tree: get; acquire ╚accept, take, have ╚adopt; borrow; take over; take up ╚honor; honour ╚welcome ╚accept; admit; take; take on
	16	have, get, make
			achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
		Category Tree: gain; advance; win; pull ahead; make headway; get ahead; gain ground ╚score; hit; tally; rack up ╚have, get, make
	17	have
			have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚have
	18	have, feature
			have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

	19	have
			be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"

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