had

Meaning

1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of have
2. (auxiliary) Used to form the past perfect tense, expressing an action that took place prior to a reference point that is itself in the past.
3. (archaic, auxiliary) As past subjunctive: would have.

have

• Verb
• Noun
• Noun

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Synonyms

did

cheat

deceive

dung

excrement

faeces

fuck

👉👌

have

possess

possessed

shit

💩

trick

be available

would

Translations

hatte

see have

avoir

gehabt

avuto

haben

hereinlegen

έχει

avaient

avait

eu

se faire avoir

avea

ebbe

abbi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hæd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hadde

Inherited from Old English: hæfde

Cognate with Dutch: had

Cognate with German: hatte

Cognate with Swedish: hade

Cognate with Icelandic: hafði

In summary

From Middle English hadde (preterite), yhad (past participle), from Old English hæfde (first and third person singular preterite), ġehæfd (past participle), from Proto-Germanic *habdaz, past and past participle stem of *habjaną (“to have”), equivalent to have + -ed. Cognate with Dutch had, German hatte, Swedish hade, Icelandic hafði.

Sentences

The couple had two sons , both in the entertainment business .

No doubt the impact had caused a flash of fire .

The gorilla had a beautiful grey back .

He had seen the shooting star and was persuaded that a meteorite lay somewhere nearby .

I had a fantasy that someday I'd see my name on a book .

I had no wish to be reminded of Augustus's speech .