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have the floor

have the floor verb: to have permission or time to speak, especially in a formal situation.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To have permission or time to speak, especially in a formal situation.
    • The representative from New Hampshire has the floor.

have the floor meaning in Bengali

have the floor in Bengali

কথা বলার অনুমতি, সময় পাওয়া

Forms of have the floor

third-person singular presenthas the floor
present participlehaving the floor
past participlehad the floor
pasthad the floor

Questions about have the floor

What does have the floor mean?
Have the floor means to have permission or time to speak, especially in a formal situation.
What is have the floor in Bengali?
Have the floor in Bengali is কথা বলার অনুমতি, সময় পাওয়া. See Have the floor meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is have the floor?
Have the floor is a verb.
What is the past tense of have the floor?
The past tense of have the floor is had the floor.

Words near have the floor in the dictionary

  1. have the cards in one's hands
  2. have the dirts with
  3. have the drains up
  4. have the drop on
  5. have the first idea
  6. have the floor
  7. have the foggiest
  8. have the goods on
  9. have the hang of
  10. have the heart
  11. have the hots for

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