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has it bad

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

Meaning of have it bad

Verb

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

  1. To be obsessed (with); to be enthralled (by); to be in love (with).
    • Her smile was reward enough for the thought, and realizing it, he knew he had it bad.1993, Dana Stabenow, Dead in the Water, →ISBN, page 68
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, it, bad. To have a difficult time; to suffer.
    • ‘As if the girls didn’t have it bad enough without poncified bastards like you coming and murdering them.’1938, J. Curtis, They Drive by Night, page 121

Questions about has it bad

What is has it bad the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has it bad is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have it bad.

Words near has it bad in the dictionary

  1. has in
  2. has in mind
  3. has it
  4. has it all
  5. has it away
  6. has it bad
  7. has it both ways
  8. has it coming
  9. has it down
  10. has it easy
  11. has it going on

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