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have someone going

have someone going verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: See have, go.

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: See have, go.
    • She had him going around in circles.
    • Grandpa had Johnny going shopping for him.
  2. (colloquial) To temporarily convince someone of a falsehood.
    • You had me going for a minute there when you said Jimmy Wales had been asking for me.
    • It had us going for a minute […] Was this a personalised bag from Dior? Did it mean Céline (the brand) and Dior were teaming up for a collaboration that they were debuting on Céline (the person)? We really wanted that last one to be true, however it turns out the image was the work of Instagram...2017 August 7, Maddison Glendinning, “The Real Story Behind Céline Dion’s Personalised Dior Bag”, in harpersbazaararabia.com
  3. (colloquial) To cause someone to be excited, aroused, or upset.
    • When he was lying still on the field, he really had me going. I was afraid he was dead.

Forms of have someone going

third-person singular presenthas someone going
present participlehaving someone going
past participlehad someone going
pasthad someone going

Questions about have someone going

What does have someone going mean?
Have someone going means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: See have, go.
What part of speech is have someone going?
Have someone going is a verb.
What is the past tense of have someone going?
The past tense of have someone going is had someone going.

Words near have someone going in the dictionary

  1. have sexual relations
  2. have shit on
  3. have someone by the balls
  4. have someone by the short and curlies
  5. have someone by the short hairs
  6. have someone going
  7. have someone on toast
  8. have someone there
  9. have someone to rights
  10. have someone's back
  11. have someone's blood

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