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haver

1 American  
[hay-ver] / ˈheɪ vər /

verb (used without object)

Chiefly British.
  1. to equivocate; vacillate.


haver 2 American  
[khah-ver] / xɑˈvɛr /

noun

Hebrew.
  • haverim
    plural
  1. friend; comrade; companion.


haver British  
/ ˈheɪvə /

verb

  1. to dither

  2. dialect to talk nonsense; babble

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (usually plural) nonsense

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of haver

First recorded in 1780–90; origin uncertain


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Threats to public officials and election disruption attempts haver occurred with increasing frequency and intensity, federal and local law enforcement officials say.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

"We have everything here or on order or being built. We still have little way to go so we haver to caution against all things are equal."

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2022

Earning a living as a professional haver of skateboard-adjacent fun was no longer a precarious dream.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2022

Once elected, Nixon positioned himself as Eisenhower's second in command and heir apparent, although the two men never had a warm relationship and Ike would haver preferred someone else as his GOP successor.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2021

"Tuts, man, let him haver," said Harry; then to Yaspard, "Well, go on."

From Viking Boys by Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby

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