What does having mean?
Having means present participle and gerund of have.
Having
/ˈhævɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of have.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of have
- The act of possessing; ownership.
- Something owned; possession; goods; estate.
- (obsolete) A person's behaviour.
- (obsolete, Scotland, chiefly in the plural) Good manners.
- (obsolete) Grasping; greedy.
Example Sentences
He thus came to think of perceiving as a complex of 'havings,' not a complex of 'havings' and 'doings.'
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—
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.
Synonyms for having
Antonyms for having
Related Words
Word Forms
- havings
- more having
- most having
Usage Notes
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He thus came to think of perceiving as a complex of 'havings,' not a complex of 'havings' and 'doings.'
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