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have in

have in verb: to allow in; grant permission or admittance to; invite in or over; admit.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To allow in; grant permission or admittance to; invite in or over; admit.
    • We managed to pick up a score of these young people from the streets and have them in for lunch.1953 March 30, LIFE, page 90
    • So then we tried to pinpoint it and improve it. It is the very selfsame thing, sir, we are doing now, but our superintendent is having us in now for meetings, and has in the last few days, to study results and to see where we are failing.1955, United States. Congress. House, Hearings

Forms of have in

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

Questions about have in

What does have in mean?
Have in means to allow in; grant permission or admittance to; invite in or over; admit.
What part of speech is have in?
Have in is a verb.
What is the past tense of have in?
The past tense of have in is had in.

Words near have in in the dictionary

  1. have had one's chips
  2. have had one's day
  3. have had one's day under the sun
  4. have here
  5. have I got news for you
  6. have in
  7. have in mind
  8. have it
  9. have it all
  10. have it away
  11. have it bad

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