Having vs. Haven — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Having and Haven
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Having
To be in possession of
Already had a car.
Haven
A harbor or anchorage; a port.
Having
To possess as a characteristic, quality, or function
Has a beard.
Had a great deal of energy.
Haven
A place of refuge or rest; a sanctuary.
Having
To possess or contain as a constituent part
A car that has air bags.
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Haven
To put into or provide with a haven.
Having
To occupy a particular relation to
Had many disciples.
Haven
A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
Having
To possess knowledge of or facility in
Has very little Spanish.
Haven
(by extension) A place of safety.
Having
To hold in the mind; entertain
Had doubts about their loyalty.
Haven
(by extension) A peaceful place.
Having
To use or exhibit in action
Have compassion.
Haven
To put into, or provide with a haven.
Having
To come into possession of; acquire
Not one copy of the book was to be had in the entire town.
Haven
A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port.
What shipping and what lading 's in our haven.
Their haven under the hill.
Having
To receive; get
I had a letter from my cousin.
Haven
A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum.
The haven, or the rock of love.
Having
To accept; take
I'll have the peas instead of the spinach.
Haven
To shelter, as in a haven.
Having
To suffer from
Have defective vision.
Haven
A shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
Having
To be subject to the experience of
Had a difficult time last winter.
Haven
A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
Having
To cause to do something, as by persuasion or compulsion
Had my assistant run the errand.
Having
To cause to be in a specified place or state
Had the guests in the dining room.
Had everyone fascinated.
Having
To permit; allow
I won't have that kind of behavior in my house.
Having
To carry on, perform, or execute
Have an argument.
Having
To place at a disadvantage
Your opponent in the debate had you on every issue.
Having
(Informal) To get the better of, especially by trickery or deception
They realized too late that they'd been had by a swindler.
Having
(Informal) To influence by dishonest means; bribe
An incorruptible official who could not be had.
Having
To procreate (offspring)
Wanted to have a child.
Having
To give birth to; bear
She's going to have a baby.
Having
To partake of
Have lunch.
Having
To be obliged to; must
We simply have to get there on time.
Having
To engage in sexual intercourse with.
Having
Used with a past participle to form the present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tenses indicating completed action
The troublemaker has gone for good. I regretted that I had lost my temper. They will have finished by the time we arrive.
Having
One enjoying especially material wealth
"The gulf widens between the feast of the haves and the famine of the have-nots" (Salman Rushdie).
Having
Present participle of have
Having
The act of possessing; ownership.
Having
Something owned; possession; goods; estate.
Having
(obsolete) A person's behaviour.
Having
Good manners.
Having
(obsolete) Grasping; greedy.
Having
Possession; goods; estate.
I 'll lend you something; my having is not much.
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