have in

verb

1. to ask (a person) to give a service

   we must have the electrician in to mend the fire

2. to invite to one's home

Example Sentences

Ahead of Friday's vote, Leadbeater said she hopes "MPs will show themselves, as they have in the past when major social reforms have come before them, ready to correct injustice and reduce human suffering".

From BBC

What does a small, solidly Republican city in Oregon have in common with California’s largest liberal enclaves?

From Los Angeles Times

"Think about the impact these types of weight-loss drugs can have in preventing not only diabetes but also many other common diabetes-related complications such as heart disease, liver and kidney disease, sleep apnea, arthritis, and more," he said.

From Science Daily

But “this has the potential to delay local efforts already in progress and negatively affect the limited recreational space that we already have in South County.”

From Los Angeles Times

Katti, senior author of a paper on the study, said that framing biodiversity as a luxury undercuts the agency that people have in creating it.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• appeal to
• attract
• call
• draw
• encourage
• insist
• lead
• persuade
• press
• propose
• request
• suggest
• summon
• tempt
• urge
• welcome
• woo