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hav

hav is the informal spelling 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: HAV

HAV

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of hepatitis A virus.
  2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Hallux Abductus Valgus.

Forms of hav

third-person singular presenthas
present participlehaving
past participlehad
pasthad

Questions about hav

What is hav the informal spelling of?
Hav is the informal spelling of have.
What part of speech is hav?
Hav is a noun.

Words near hav in the dictionary

  1. Hauxton
  2. hauyne
  3. hauynes
  4. hauynite
  5. hauynites
  6. hav
  7. HAVA
  8. havable
  9. havage
  10. havages
  11. Havaiki

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hav (page history and authors); HAV (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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