Synonyms: hang onto, hold, keep, maintain, retain
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /hæv/ |
| Hyphenation | have |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑣𐑨𐑝 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐸𐐰𐑂 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) have | (I) had |
| (thou) hast | (thou) hadst, haddest |
| (he) has, hath | (he) had |
| (we) have | (we) had |
| (you) have | (you) had |
| (they) have | (they) had |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) have | (I) had |
| (thou) have | (thou) had |
| (he) have | (he) had |
| (we) have | (we) had |
| (you) have | (you) had |
| (they) have | (they) had |
| Imperative mood | |
| have | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| having | had |
| Afrikaans | hou |
|---|---|
| Catalan | tenir |
| Chinook Jargon | hol |
| Czech | držet |
| Danish | bevare; holde |
| Dutch | houden |
| English (Old English) | healdan |
| Esperanto | teni |
| Faeroese | halda; taka um |
| Finnish | pitää |
| French | tenir |
| German | halten; aufhalten; verhalten |
| Hungarian | tartani |
| Italian | tenere |
| Jamaican Patois | uol |
| Latin | habere |
| Luxemburgish | halen |
| Malay | memegang; pegang |
| Norwegian | holde |
| Papiamento | nister; tene |
| Polish | trzymać |
| Portuguese | ter |
| Romanian | ține |
| Russian | держать |
| Saterland Frisian | aphoolde; hoolde |
| Scots | keep |
| Scottish Gaelic | cum; cùm |
| Spanish | tener |
| Sranan | ori |
| Swedish | behålla; hålla |
| Thai | เก็บ; เก็บไว้; ถือ; จับไว้ |
| Turkish | tutmak |
| West Frisian | hâlde |
| Yiddish | האַלטן |