haves

See also: hâves, and häves

English

Etymology

From have +‎ -s, from Middle English heven, hebben, from Old English hebban, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to take up, lift”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p-. See have for details.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hævz/
• Rhymes: -ævz

Noun

haves pl (plural only)

1. The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have-nots.

Antonyms

• have-nots

Translations

the wealthy or privileged

• Finnish: ne, joilla on pl, rikkaat (fi) pl
• French: nantis (fr) m pl
• Italian: ricchi (it) m pl
• Japanese: 持つ者 (motsu mono), 持てる者 (moteru mono)
• Korean: 가진 자 (gajin ja)
• Russian: иму́щие (ru) pl (imúščije)

Verb

haves

1. (nonstandard) third-person singular simple present indicative of have

Synonyms

• has

Anagrams

• shave, sheva

Danish

Etymology 1

See hav.

Noun

haves c

1. indefinite genitive plural of hav

Etymology 2

See have.

Noun

haves c

1. indefinite genitive singular of have

Etymology 3

See have.

Verb

haves

1. present passive of have

Swedish

Verb

haves

1. present passive of hava