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having the pleasure

having the pleasure is the present participle and gerund of have the pleasure.

Meaning of have the pleasure

Verb

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

  1. Used as a polite formula to ask for a person's name, or to request that they join one in a dance, etc.
    • May I have the pleasure? [ = an offer to dance]

Questions about having the pleasure

What is having the pleasure the present participle and gerund of?
Having the pleasure is the present participle and gerund of have the pleasure.

Words near having the pleasure in the dictionary

  1. having the last laugh
  2. having the laugh on one's side
  3. having the law of
  4. having the painters in
  5. having the pas of someone
  6. having the pleasure
  7. having the right time
  8. having the sun in one's eyes
  9. having the tiger by the tail
  10. having the wind up
  11. having the wolf by the ear

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