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habeo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accept verb To agree to receive or take something that is offered.
  • bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  • conduct noun The way a person behaves, especially in terms of morals or manners.
  • endure verb To keep going through something difficult; to survive hardship.
  • have verb To own or possess something.
  • hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
  • maintain verb To keep something in its current, good condition over time.
  • own adj Belonging to a particular person; used to stress possession.
  • possess verb To have or own something.
  • retain verb To keep possession of something instead of losing or giving it up.

Senses

habeo is used for these senses in English:

  • accept (transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
  • bear (transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
  • conduct (transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
  • endure (intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
  • have (transitive) To possess, own.
  • have to Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.
  • hold (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
  • maintain To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]

accept — full definition

  1. verb To agree to receive or take something that is offered.
  2. verb To acknowledge something as true or as a fact, even if reluctantly.
  3. verb To approve of and include someone, such as in a group or institution.

bear — full definition

  1. noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  2. noun An investor who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly; used as an adjective for a falling market.
  3. verb To carry, support, or endure something.
  4. verb To give birth to (a child), or to produce (fruit, etc.).

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