Having [verb]

Definition of Having:

be in possession

Synonyms of Having:

● Enjoy

● Include

● Get

● Receive

● Acquire

● Bear

● Pick up

● Accept

● Keep

● Admit

● Own

● Take

● Carry

● Retain

● Possess

● Hold

● Obtain

● Gain

● Hog

● Land

● Secure

● Annex

● Procure

● Occupy

● Compass

● Corner

● Chalk up

● Take in

● Get hands on

● Get hold of

● Have in hand

● Latch on to

● Lock up

● Sit on

● Teem with


Opposite/Antonyms of Having:

● Kill

● Want

● Stop

● Abandon

● Let go

● Free

● Spend

● Drop

● Throw away

● Offer

● Give

● Yield

● Pass

● Miss

● Lose

● Fail

● Neglect

● Forsake

● Dispossess

● Disallow

● Dispute

● Deny

● Release

● Dodge

● Avoid

● Refuse

● Forfeit

● Misunderstand

● Surrender

● Reject

● Exclude

● Need

● Lack


Sentence/Example of Having:

The Spaniards captured two schooners, having on board 22 officers and 30 men, all of whom were hanged or sent to the mines.

You see, I'd always thought of him as the boy whom Great-aunt Lucia described having seen.

And having an enormous appetite he was fortunate in being expert at finding angleworms.

In the meantime, the outlaw, having observed how much more cordially the tyrant is received than himself, has made his exit.

But Polavieja started his campaign with the immense advantage of having the whole of the dry season before him.

We were in the midst of it, and having a merry time, when the door suddenly opened and Liszt appeared.

Here and there roving parties appeared, but having no recognized leaders, their existence did not invalidate the treaty.

Were you ever arrested, having in your custody another man's cash, and would rather go to gaol, than break it?

"It is ill-fated;" and Alessandro blamed himself for having forgotten her only association with the name.

After an eight weeks' siege, a breach having been made, the city surrendered, and a month later the fort followed the example.