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haves

/hævz/

haves noun: the wealthy or privileged, and those with power and possessions. Also the third-person singular simple present indicative of have.

Noun

haves pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) The wealthy or privileged, and those with power and possessions.
    Antonyms:
    have-nots

Also used as

haves is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of have.

Synonyms of haves

Antonyms

Origin of haves

From have + -s, from Middle English heven, hebben, from Old English hebban, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to take up, lift”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *kap-. See have for details.

Words that rhyme with haves

Questions about haves

What does haves mean?
Haves means the wealthy or privileged, and those with power and possessions.
What part of speech is haves?
Haves is a noun.
How do you pronounce haves?
Haves is pronounced /hævz/.

Words near haves in the dictionary

  1. Haverstraw
  2. Haverthwaite
  3. Haverton Hill
  4. Haverty
  5. Havertys
  6. haves
  7. havest
  8. Havey
  9. havey-cavey
  10. Haveys
  11. Haveyyerataa

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