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haben — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • have verb To own or possess something.
  • own adj Belonging to a particular person; used to stress possession.

Senses

haben is used for these senses in English:

  • have (transitive) To possess, own.
  • have (transitive) To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
  • have (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.
  • have to Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.
  • own (transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.
  • stand in To substitute for; to replace; (theater) to serve as an understudy.
  • would like Used to politely express a want or desire [with infinitive].

have — full definition

  1. verb To own or possess something.
  2. verb To experience, undergo, or be affected by something.
  3. verb Used with a past participle to form the perfect tense, showing an action is completed.
  4. verb To cause something to be done, often by someone else.
  5. verb To eat or drink something.

own — full definition

  1. adj Belonging to a particular person; used to stress possession.
  2. verb To have legal possession of something.
  3. verb To admit or accept that something is true, often about yourself.

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