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have in

British  

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

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Example Sentences

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Gold’s failure as a haven may also have, in part, reflected selling by central banks to raise cash.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

What do you think those people have in common?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But we have, in the aggregate, moved forward.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

What do the Swedish city of Jönköping, Atlanta in the US and Birmingham all have in common?

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“I know I am quite myself. And the man we have in hiding down the river, is Estella’s Father.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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