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have form

have form verb: to be familiar with something, particularly through one's experience.

Verb

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

  1. (UK) To be familiar with something, particularly through one's experience.
  2. (UK, slang) To have a criminal record.

Forms of have form

third-person singular presenthas form
present participlehaving form
past participlehad form
pasthad form

Questions about have form

What does have form mean?
Have form means to be familiar with something, particularly through one's experience.
What part of speech is have form?
Have form is a verb.
What is the past tense of have form?
The past tense of have form is had form.

Words near have form in the dictionary

  1. have eyes bigger than one's stomach
  2. have eyes for
  3. have eyes in the back of one's head
  4. have eyes on
  5. have fingers made of lime-twigs
  6. have form
  7. have full hands
  8. have fun
  9. have fun with Dick and Jane
  10. have got
  11. have got a face on

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