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have legs

have legs verb: to have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time.

have legs: to have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time
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Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, often with on or to) To have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time.
    • Near-synonyms: carry on, endure, hold up
    • have some legs
    Synonyms:
    carry on, endure, hold up
  2. To have speed: to be fast (be quick).
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, legs.

have legs meaning in Bengali

have legs in Bengali

সহনশীলতা থাকা

Synonyms of have legs

Forms of have legs

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

Questions about have legs

What does have legs mean?
Have legs means to have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time.
What is have legs in Bengali?
Have legs in Bengali is সহনশীলতা থাকা. See Have legs meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is have legs?
Have legs is a verb.
What is the past tense of have legs?
The past tense of have legs is had legs.

Words near have legs in the dictionary

  1. have it your own way
  2. have it your way
  3. have its moments
  4. have Jesus in one's heart
  5. have kittens
  6. have legs
  7. have little time for
  8. have marital relations
  9. have mercy
  10. have more chins than a Chinese phone book
  11. have more chins than a Chinese phonebook

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