having
verbnounadjectivetop 1 000 in film dialogue
- //ˈhævɪŋ//
- //ˈhævɪŋɡ//
- /[ˈhævɪŋɡ]/
The act of possessing; ownership.
verb
- 1
Also a form of havepresent participle and gerund of have
noun
- 1
The act of possessing; ownership.
He thus came to think of perceiving as a complex of 'havings,' not a complex of 'havings' and 'doings.'
- 2
Something owned; possession; goods; estate.
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.
Your havings wasted by the scythe and spade— Your rights and charters hobnail’d into slush—
- 3
obsoleteA person's behaviour.
- 4
obsoleteGood manners.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteGrasping; greedy.
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.
Forms
- plural
- havings
- comparative
- more having
- superlative
- most having