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have a good one

have a good one verb: to enjoy an event or occasion, especially a holiday or one's birthday.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To enjoy an event or occasion, especially a holiday or one's birthday.
    • You're turning nineteen tomorrow? I hope you have a good one!

Phrase

have a good one

  1. phrase used when parting.

Synonyms of have a good one

Forms of have a good one

third-person singular presenthas a good one
present participlehaving a good one
past participlehad a good one
pasthad a good one

Questions about have a good one

What does have a good one mean?
Have a good one means to enjoy an event or occasion, especially a holiday or one's birthday.
What part of speech is have a good one?
Have a good one can be a verb or a phrase.
What is the past tense of have a good one?
The past tense of have a good one is had a good one.

Words near have a good one in the dictionary

  1. have a foot in both camps
  2. have a foot in the door
  3. have a gas
  4. have a go
  5. have a good mind to
  6. have a good one
  7. have a good time
  8. have a good time of it
  9. have a good weekend
  10. have a hand in
  11. have a handle on

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