had

Meanings

• Verb (past tense and past participle)

  1. Past tense and past participle of the verb 'have'. Indicates possession, experience, or completion of an action.

  - "I had a great time at the party."
  - "She had two apples."
  - "He had finished his homework before the deadline."

• Auxiliary verb

  2. A past tense auxiliary verb used in the formation of the perfect tenses.

  - "They had been studying for hours."
  - "She had already eaten before we arrived."
  - "He had never traveled outside the country."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

have one's way with , sleep with , take

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with had
mad , glad , bad , sad

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. had (en) : Past tense and past participle of have
   

2. had (en) : A type of fish
   

3. had (en) : A past tense auxiliary verb
   

4. had (en) : A type of headgear
   

5. had (en) : A past participle of hide
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. had (en) : Past tense and past participle of have
   

2. had (en) : A type of fish
   

3. had (en) : A past tense auxiliary verb
   

4. had (en) : A type of headgear
   

5. had (en) : A past participle of hide
   

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Variants

List of all variants of had that leads to same result
had , have , had at , had best , had better , had done , had done (with) , had done with , had it in for , had one's eye on , had to do with , has , has at , has done , has done (with) , has done with , has it in for , has one's eye on , has to do with , have at , have coming , have done , have done with , have had it , have it , have it in for , have it out , have none of , have one's eye on , have to do with , having , having at , having done , having done (with) , having done with , having it in for , having one's eye on , having to do with , had a good innings , be had , if it had not been for , if one had her druthers , if one had his druthers , if one had one's druthers , if one had their druthers , you had to be there , base , baseless , bases , cover all the bases , cover every base , covered all the bases , covered every base , covering all the bases , covering every base , covers all the bases , covers every base , had all her bases covered , had all his bases covered , had all its bases covered , had all my bases covered , had all one's bases covered , had all our bases covered , had all their bases covered , had all your bases covered , had her bases covered , had his bases covered , had its bases covered , had my bases covered , had one's bases covered , had our bases covered , had their bases covered , had your bases covered , has all her bases covered , has all his bases covered , has all its bases covered , has all one's bases covered , has her bases covered , has his bases covered , has its bases covered , has one's bases covered , have all my bases covered , have all one's bases covered , have all our bases covered , have all their bases covered , have all your bases covered , have my bases covered , have one's bases covered , have our bases covered , have their bases covered , have your bases covered , having all her bases covered , having all his bases covered , having all its bases covered , having all my bases covered , having all our bases covered , having all their bases covered , having all your bases covered , having her bases covered , having his bases covered , having its bases covered , having my bases covered , having our bases covered , having their bases covered , having your bases covered , off base , touch all the bases , touch every base , touched all the bases , touched every base , touches all the bases , touches every base , touching all the bases , touching every base , bell , bells , gave (someone) a bell , gave her a bell , gave him a bell , gave me a bell , gave them a bell , gave us a bell , gave you a bell , get her bell rung , get his bell rung , get its bell rung , get my bell rung , get one's bell rung , get our bell rung , get their bell rung , get your bell rung , gets her bell rung , gets his bell rung , gets its bell rung , gets one's bell rung , getting her bell rung , getting his bell rung , getting its bell rung , getting my bell rung , getting one's bell rung , getting our bell rung , getting their bell rung , getting your bell rung , give (someone) a bell , give her a bell , give him a bell , give me a bell , give them a bell , give us a bell , give you a bell , given her a bell , given him a bell , given me a bell , given them a bell , given us a bell , given you a bell , gives (someone) a bell , gives her a bell , gives him a bell , gives me a bell , gives them a bell , gives us a bell , gives you a bell , giving (someone) a bell , giving her a bell , giving him a bell , giving me a bell , giving them a bell , giving us a bell , giving you a bell , got her bell rung , got his bell rung , got its bell rung , got my bell rung , got one's bell rung , got our bell rung , got their bell rung , got your bell rung , had her bell rung , had his bell rung , had its bell rung , had my bell rung , had one's bell rung , had our bell rung , had their bell rung , had your bell rung , has her bell rung , has his bell rung , has its bell rung , has one's bell rung , have her bell rung , have his bell rung , have its bell rung , have my bell rung , have one's bell rung , have our bell rung , have their bell rung , have your bell rung , having her bell rung , having his bell rung , having its bell rung , having my bell rung , having one's bell rung , having our bell rung , having their bell rung , having your bell rung , bent , bent on , bent out of shape , get bent , gets bent , getting bent , got bent , had gotten bent

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

had (past tense and past participle of have), had been (perfect continuous tense), had had (pluperfect tense), had rather (used to express preference)

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English hādan, hāfdan: to have, hold. From Proto-Germanic *hobon, *hoban.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'had' appears 1,321 times in Shakespeare's works.

2. The past tense of 'have' is 'had' in English, but in other languages, such as German and Spanish, the past tense is formed differently.

3. The past participle of 'have' is 'had' in English, but in other languages, such as French and Italian, the past participle is formed with a different suffix.

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Related Concepts

informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to

1. past tense: A grammatical tense used to describe actions that have already occurred.

2. past participle: A verb form that shows the relationship of the action to the subject in a sentence.

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Culture

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In literature, 'had' is frequently used to describe past events or actions, adding depth and context to the narrative. In art, it can be used symbolically to represent the passage of time or the concept of possession.

How to Memorize "had"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person holding an object or experiencing an event in the past.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'had' with the concept of past experiences or possession.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Had A Day' to remember the past tense form of the verb 'have'.

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