Significato di have in italiano

• 0 used with the past participle of another verb to make the present perfect and past perfect tenses -- usato con il participio passato di un altro verbo per formare il presente perfetto e il passato perfetto

  • Have you seen Anna? Hai visto Anna?

  • I’ve (= I have) forgotten his name. Mi sono dimenticato il suo nome.

  • He hasn’t (= has not) visited London before. Non è mai stato a Londra prima d’ora.

  • He hadn’t (= had not) thought about what could happen. Non aveva pensato a che cosa potesse succedere.

• 1 used for saying what or who is yours -- avere

  • We have two children. Abbiamo due bambini.

  • Laura has beautiful blue eyes. Laura ha dei bellissimi occhi azzurri.

  • I had a bike, but I sold it. Avevo una bicicletta ma l’ho venduta.

• 2 If you have a particular illness, you are suffering from it. -- avere

  • I have a bad cold. Ho un brutto raffreddore.

• 3 to eat or drink something -- avere, prendere, mangiare

  • I had a drink of water. Ho bevuto dell’acqua.

• 4 used to talk about the position of something in relation to a person or thing -- avere

  • He had a pen in his hand. Aveva una penna in mano.

  • She had a baby with her. Aveva con sé un bambino piccolo.

• 5 to cause something to be in a particular state -- fare, fare sì che

  • He had dinner ready by the time we got home. Quando siamo arrivati a casa aveva la cena pronta.

• 6 to need to do something -- avere necessità di fare qualcosa, dovere fare qualcosa

  • I have to go to work now. Ora devo andare al lavoro.

  • Do we have to finish this today? Dobbiamo finire questo oggi?

• 7 used with nouns to say that someone experiences something -- avere difficoltà, avere problemi, divertirsi, ecc.

  • We had a great time at the beach. Ci siamo divertiti molto sulla spiaggia.

• 8 to give birth to a baby -- partorire, dare alla luce un bambino

• 9 used with nouns to say that someone does something -- fare il bagno, una passeggiata, una dormita, ecc.

  • Can I have a quick shower? Posso fare una doccia veloce?

• 10 to arrange for someone to do something for you -- fare pulire, fare riparare, ecc. qualcosa

  • I’m having my hair cut this afternoon. Oggi pomeriggio vado a tagliarmi i capelli.

  • I’m having the house painted. Sto facendo imbiancare la casa.

• 11 If you have something stolen, taken, etc., someone takes something that belongs to you. -- venire derubato di qualcosa

  • She had her car stolen last week. Le hanno rubato la macchina la scorsa settimana.

• 12 to think of a question, idea, etc. -- avere una domanda, un’idea, ecc.

  • I suddenly had an idea. All’improvviso mi è venuta un’idea.

• 13 to arrange for someone to visit you in your home -- invitare

  • We had David and Amy over for dinner last week. La scorsa settimana abbiamo invitato David e Amy a cena.

• 14 used with past participle of other verbs to show that an action is in the indefinite past and has been completed -- avere

  • I’ve bought a new dictionary

  • Has he gone yet?.

• 15 (also have got) to hold or possess (something which belongs to oneself or to someone else) -- avere

  • I have a book of yours at home

  • He’s got your book

  • I don’t have any books by Sir Walter Scott.

• 16 (also have got) to possess something as part of oneself or in some way connected with oneself -- avere

  • She has blue eyes

  • Our house has six rooms

  • I’ve got a pain in my stomach.

• 17 (sometimes with back) to receive or get -- avere

  • Have you had any news of your brother?

  • Thank you for lending me the book – you can have it back next week.

• 18 to produce -- avere

  • He does have some good ideas

  • She has had a baby.

• 19 to cause to be done -- fare

  • I’m having a tooth (taken) out

  • Have Turner come and see me.

• 20 to enjoy or suffer -- fare

  • We had a lovely holiday.

• 21 to do or take -- prendere; fare

  • I’ll have a drink

  • Let me have a try.

• 22 to allow -- permettere

  • I will not have you wearing clothes like that!

• 23 (with back, in, round etc) to ask to one’s house as a guest or to do a job -- ricevere, far venire

  • We’re having friends round for dinner

  • We’re having someone in to paint this room.

• 24 to think or feel -- avere

  • I have some doubts about this project.

• 25 to trick -- ingannare

  • You’ve been had!