Having

//ˈhævɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of possessing; ownership. countable, uncountable

    "He thus came to think of perceiving as a complex of 'havings,' not a complex of 'havings' and 'doings.'"

  2. 2
    Something owned; possession; goods; estate. countable, uncountable

    "Out of my lean and low ability I’ll lend you something: my having is not much; I’ll make division of my present with you: Hold, there’s half my coffer."

  3. 3
    A person's behaviour. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  4. 4
    Good manners. Scotland, countable, in-plural, obsolete, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of have form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Grasping; greedy. obsolete

    "The new man in Humanity, which is the communication of the Son of Man Who is the Interceder, is an asking man, although it is not a greedy and a having man."

Synonyms

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blessed withendowedholdinglandedlandholdingpropertied

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"Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot."

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