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has

/hæz/

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unstressed/həz/

has is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have.

Meaning of have

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To possess, own.
    • I have a house and a car.
  2. (transitive) To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
    • Look what I have here—a frog I found on the street!
  3. (transitive) To include as a part, ingredient, or feature.
    • The stove has a handle. The shirt has sleeves.
  4. (transitive) Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
    • I have two sisters.
  5. (transitive) To consume or use up (a particular substance or resource, especially food or drink).
    • I have breakfast at six o'clock.
  6. (transitive) To undertake or perform (an action or activity).
    • Can I have a look at that?

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Noun capitalized: HAs

HAs

  1. (plural) plural of HA

Forms of has

alternative form's

Origin of has

From Middle English has, haes, hafs, haves, equivalent to have + -s. Compare hath.

Words formed from has

Phrases with has

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Words that rhyme with has

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Questions about has

What is has the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have.
What part of speech is has?
Has is a noun.
How do you pronounce has?
Has is pronounced /hæz/.

Words near has in the dictionary

  1. harzburgite
  2. harzburgites
  3. harzburgitic
  4. harzialactone
  5. harzialactones
  6. has
  7. has a bad time of it
  8. has a ball
  9. has a bath
  10. has a bird
  11. has a bite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: has (page history and authors); HAs (page history and authors); have (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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