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had against

had against is the simple past and past participle of have against.

Meaning of have against

Verb

have against (third-person singular simple present has against, present participle having against, simple past and past participle had against)

  1. (ditransitive) To have (reasons) to dislike or disrespect (someone or something); to have (good cause) to hold a grudge against (someone).

Questions about had against

What is had against the simple past and past participle of?
Had against is the simple past and past participle of have against.

Words near had against in the dictionary

  1. had a whale of a time
  2. had a wild hair to
  3. had a word
  4. had a word in someone's ear
  5. had a word with oneself
  6. had against
  7. had an accident
  8. had an affair
  9. had an easy time of it
  10. had an eye for
  11. had an in

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