haver

Meaning

Verb

1. (impersonal, transitive) there be; exist
2. (impersonal, transitive) there be; to happen; to occur
3. (impersonal, transitive) ago (indicates the time since something occurred)
4. (archaic, auxiliary, formal) to have
5. (archaic, transitive) to have
6. (auxiliary) See haver de.
7. (Brazil, transitive) to recover; to regain (to obtain something that had been lost)
8. (pronominal) to behave (to conduct oneself well, on in a given manner)

Noun

1. (masculine) credit
2. (in-plural, masculine) belongings
3. (in-plural, masculine) assets

Concepts

have

exist

be

subsist

there be

catch

credit

credit balance

credit memo

credit side

get

get by

accept

🉑

hold

holding

is

live

live on

receive

survive

take place

there is

wealth

happen

accredit

admit

am

are

Synonyms

ter

possuir

acontecer

admitir

existir

aceitar

🉑

acolher

obter

ocorrer

receber

sobreviver

topar

subsistir

ter

ser

exister

suceder

incidir

advir

ter lugar

cumprimentar

realizar-se

recepcionar

saudar

Translations

avoir

haben

hebben

tener

έχω

contenir

porter

posséder

avere

zijn

haber

bestaan

krijgen

ontvangen

genieten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈve(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: habeo

Cognate with Galician: haber

Cognate with Spanish: haber

Cognate with French: avoir

Cognate with Italian: avere

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aver, from Latin habēre (“to have, to hold, to possess”). Compare Galician haber. Cognate of Spanish haber, French avoir, and Italian avere.

Sentences

Pode haver mais chuva no futuro .

There may be more rain in the future.

Pode haver mensagens secretas neste texto .

There may be secret messages in this text.

E nos países catalães pode haver muito do primeiro e muito pouco do segundo .

And in Catalan countries there may be too much of the former and too little of the latter.

Deve haver uma linguagem que não dependa de palavras , pensou o menino .

There must be a language that doesn't depend on words, the boy thought.