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had it

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

had it is the misconstruction of have had it.

Meaning of have it

Verb

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

  1. To state or hold as true; to insist.
    • Conventional wisdom has it that heat rises, but in fact heat diffuses: hot air rises.
    Synonyms:
    hold
  2. To buy: to purchase.
    • Twenty quid, you say? Yes, we'll have it, thank you.
  3. To accept (an excuse, a behavior, etc); to believe.
    • He tried to make excuses but she wouldn't have it / was not having it / was having none of it.
    Synonyms:
    buy it
  4. To be the object of ridicule, rebuke, critique, etc.
    • Near-synonym: get it
    Synonyms:
    get it
  5. To possess some desirable quality or ability; to be all that.
    • I was nervous about her performing on stage, but after all these years, she still has it.

Meaning of have had it

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To have endured all that one can.
    • I've had it with your shenanigans!
  2. (idiomatic) To be broken or worn out beyond repair.
    • My old car has just about had it.
  3. (idiomatic) To be dead or close to death.
    • The dog got hit by a car, and I'm afraid he's had it.
  4. (idiomatic) To have failed.
    • 'Once you start to make a set at Le Chiffre at the tables, you'll have had it,' he said. 'But wear a cover that will stick with the general public.'1953, Ian Fleming, “L’Ennemi Écoute”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 27

Questions about had it

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

Words near had it in the dictionary

  1. had had it up to here
  2. had had one's chips
  3. had had one's day under the sun
  4. had in
  5. had in mind
  6. had it
  7. had it all
  8. had it away
  9. had it bad
  10. had it both ways
  11. had it coming

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Adapted from Wiktionary: had it (page history and authors); have it (page history and authors); have had it (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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