haber

Meaning

Verb

1. (auxiliary) have; forms the perfect aspect
2. (obsolete) to hold, to possess
3. (impersonal) to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
4. (dated,formal) to have to
5. to be necessary
6. used to denote a past obligation

Noun

1. (masculine) asset
2. (masculine) history
3. (masculine) credit side

Hyphenated as

ha‧ber

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈbeɾ/

Etymology

Latinised respelling of Old Spanish aver, from Latin habēre, habeō (“have, hold”), probably from Proto-Italic *habēō or *haβēō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, take”). Cognate with French avoir, Italian avere, Occitan aver, Portuguese haver, Romanian avea, avere, and Sardinian (Campidanese airi, Logudorese àere).

Sentences

Visto en perspectiva , tú y yo no nos deberíamos haber casado .

Seen in perspective, you and I shouldn't have gotten married.

Siendo el único lanzador en haber logrado esa marca .

Being the only pitcher to have achieved that mark.

Anna de Estanglia pudo haber sido su hermano , o su primo .

Anna of Estanglia may have been his brother, or his cousin.

Tras haber contraído matrimonio con Walter Bateman Allen Jr.

After marrying Walter Bateman Allen Jr.

Está catalogado como Monumentos Histórico al haber sido realizado por Hector Guimard.

It is listed as a Historical Monument as it was made by Hector Guimard.