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She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 8
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Meanings
verb
- possess, own, or hold.E.g. he had a new car and a boat
- experience; undergo.E.g. I went to a few parties and had a good time
- be obliged or find it necessary to do the specified thing.E.g. you don't have to accept this situation
- perform the action indicated by the noun specified (used especially in spoken English as an alternative to a more specific verb).E.g. he had a look round
- show (a personal attribute or quality) by one's actions or attitude.E.g. he had little patience with technological gadgetry
- place or keep (something) in a particular position.E.g. Mary had her back to me
- be the recipient of (something sent, given, or done).E.g. she had a letter from Mark
verb
- used with a past participle to form the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tenses, and the conditional mood.E.g. I have finished
noun
- people with plenty of money and possessions.E.g. an increasing gap between the haves and have-nots
- a swindle.
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