Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Had \Had\, imp. & p. p. of {Have}. [OE. had, hafde, hefde, AS.
   h[ae]fde.]
   See {Have}.

   {Had as lief}, {Had rather}, {Had better}, {Had as soon},
      etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive
      without to, are well established idiomatic forms. The
      original construction was that of the dative with forms of
      be, followed by the infinitive. See {Had better}, under
      {Better}.

            And lever me is be pore and trewe. [And more
            agreeable to me it is to be poor and true.] --C.
                                                  Mundi (Trans.
                                                  ).

            Him had been lever to be syke. [To him it had been
            preferable to be sick.]               --Fabian.

            For him was lever have at his bed's head Twenty
            bookes, clad in black or red, . . . Than robes rich,
            or fithel, or gay sawtrie.            --Chaucer.

   Note: Gradually the nominative was substituted for the
         dative, and had for the forms of be. During the process
         of transition, the nominative with was or were, and the
         dative with had, are found.

               Poor lady, she were better love a dream. --Shak.

               You were best hang yourself.       --Beau. & Fl.

               Me rather had my heart might feel your love Than
               my unpleased eye see your courtesy. --Shak.

               I hadde levere than my scherte, That ye hadde rad
               his legende, as have I.            --Chaucer.

               I had as lief not be as live to be In awe of such
               a thing as I myself.               --Shak.

               I had rather be a dog and bay the moon, Than such
               a Roman.                           --Shak.

               I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my
               God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
                                                  --Ps.
                                                  lxxxiv.10.

Have \Have\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Had}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Having}. Indic. present, I {have}, thou {hast}, he {has};
   we, ye, they {have}.] [OE. haven, habben, AS. habben (imperf.
   h[ae]fde, p. p. geh[ae]fd); akin to OS. hebbian, D. hebben,
   OFries, hebba, OHG. hab?n, G. haben, Icel. hafa, Sw. hafva,
   Dan. have, Goth. haban, and prob. to L. habere, whence F.
   avoir. Cf. {Able}, {Avoirdupois}, {Binnacle}, {Habit}.]
   1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a
      farm.

   2. To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected
      with, or affects, one.

            The earth hath bubbles, as the water has. --Shak.

            He had a fever late.                  --Keats.

   3. To accept possession of; to take or accept.

            Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou
            have me?                              --Shak.

   4. To get possession of; to obtain; to get. --Shak.

   5. To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire;
      to require.

            It had the church accurately described to me. --Sir
                                                  W. Scott.

            Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also? --Ld.
                                                  Lytton.

   6. To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child.

   7. To hold, regard, or esteem.

            Of them shall I be had in honor.      --2 Sam. vi.
                                                  22.

   8. To cause or force to go; to take. ``The stars have us to
      bed.'' --Herbert. ``Have out all men from me.'' --2 Sam.
      xiii. 9.

   9. To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used
      reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to
      have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to
      aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a
      companion. --Shak.

   10. To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled;
       followed by an infinitive.

             Science has, and will long have, to be a divider
             and a separatist.                    --M. Arnold.

             The laws of philology have to be established by
             external comparison and induction.   --Earle.

   11. To understand.

             You have me, have you not?           --Shak.

   12. To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of;
       as, that is where he had him. [Slang]

   Note: Have, as an auxiliary verb, is used with the past
         participle to form preterit tenses; as, I have loved; I
         shall have eaten. Originally it was used only with the
         participle of transitive verbs, and denoted the
         possession of the object in the state indicated by the
         participle; as, I have conquered him, I have or hold
         him in a conquered state; but it has long since lost
         this independent significance, and is used with the
         participles both of transitive and intransitive verbs
         as a device for expressing past time. Had is used,
         especially in poetry, for would have or should have.

               Myself for such a face had boldly died.
                                                  --Tennyson.

   {To have a care}, to take care; to be on one's guard.

   {To have (a man) out}, to engage (one) in a duel.

   {To have done} (with). See under Do, v. i.

   {To have it out}, to speak freely; to bring an affair to a
      conclusion.

   {To have on}, to wear.

   {To have to do with}. See under Do, v. t.

   Syn: To possess; to own. See {Possess}.

Source : WordNet®

had
     See {have}

have
     v 1: have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense;
          "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful
          daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
          [syn: {have got}, {hold}]
     2: have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous
        chefs in France" [syn: {feature}] [ant: {miss}]
     3: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea";
        "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange
        sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The
        fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a
        feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive}, {get}, {undergo}]
     4: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in
        Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" [syn: {own}, {possess}]
     5: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or
        condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in
        for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn: {get},
         {let}]
     6: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl
        of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn:
         {consume}, {ingest}, {take in}, {take}] [ant: {abstain}]
     7: have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have
        a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"
     8: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have,
        throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {throw},
         {make}, {give}]
     9: have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money
        left"; "They have two more years before they retire"
     10: be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a
         fine mess"
     11: undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" [syn: {experience}]
     12: suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
     13: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads
         induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to
         buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce},
          {stimulate}, {cause}, {get}, {make}]
     14: receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl
         who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't
         have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
         [syn: {accept}, {take}] [ant: {refuse}]
     15: get something; come into possession of; "receive payment";
         "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" [syn:
         {receive}]
     16: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a
         fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after
         eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg";
         "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {suffer}, {sustain},
          {get}]
     17: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian
         team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn: {get},
          {make}]
     18: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
         [syn: {give birth}, {deliver}, {bear}, {birth}]
     19: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when
         she was most vulnerable" [syn: {take}]
     [also: {has}, {had}]

have
     n : a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: {rich
         person}, {wealthy person}]
     [also: {has}, {had}]