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have one's name on

have one's name on verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, one's, name, on.

Verb

have one's name on (third-person singular simple present has one's name on, present participle having one's name on, simple past and past participle had one's name on)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, one's, name, on.
  2. (idiomatic) To be reserved for someone.
    • That new bartender has got my name on her. Hands off!
  3. (idiomatic) To be one's destiny or in one's destiny.
    • That bullet had my name on it.
    Synonyms:
    have one's name all over, have one's name written all over

Synonyms of have one's name on

Forms of have one's name on

third-person singular presenthas one's name on
present participlehaving one's name on
past participlehad one's name on
pasthad one's name on

Questions about have one's name on

What does have one's name on mean?
Have one's name on means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, one's, name, on.
What part of speech is have one's name on?
Have one's name on is a verb.
What is the past tense of have one's name on?
The past tense of have one's name on is had one's name on.

Words near have one's name on in the dictionary

  1. have one's hump up
  2. have one's mind about one
  3. have one's moments
  4. have one's moons
  5. have one's name in the Gazette
  6. have one's name on
  7. have one's name taken
  8. have one's name written all over
  9. have one's number on it
  10. have one's own zip code
  11. have one's pick

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