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had on

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

Meaning of have on

Verb

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

  1. To be wearing.
    • She has on a nice red shirt and skinny jeans.
  2. To have turned on (an electronic device).
    • I didn’t hear you because I had the radio on.
  3. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, colloquial) To trick or deceive deliberately; to play a prank on.
    • Near-synonym: have a laugh
    Synonyms:
    have a laugh
  4. (UK, colloquial) To have (something) scheduled.
    • So what do you have on this weekend? I have nothing on myself.
  5. (colloquial, African-American Vernacular) To possess at the point of arrest.
    • I had some pills on me when that cop picked me up.
  6. (colloquial, African-American Vernacular) To possess evidence of wrongdoing regarding (someone); to press charges on (someone).
    • They have two bodies on me.

Questions about had on

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

Words near had on in the dictionary

  1. had none of it
  2. had none of something
  3. had nothing on
  4. had nothing to lose
  5. had off
  6. had on
  7. had one foot on a banana peel
  8. had one more time
  9. had one's act together
  10. had one's ass handed to one
  11. had one's back up

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Adapted from Wiktionary: had on (page history and authors); have on (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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