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having

verb
/ˈhævɪŋ/

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of have

  2. The act of possessing

    The act of possessing; ownership.

    • He thus came to think of perceiving as a complex of 'havings,' not a complex of 'havings' and 'doings.'

  3. Something owned

    Something owned; possession; goods; estate.

    • 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—
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A person's behaviour.

    2. Good manners.

    3. Grasping

      Grasping; greedy.

      • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA