Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

having

/ˈhævɪŋ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.59 in modern English

Syllables: ha-ving
IPA: /ˈhævɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of have

noun

The act of possessing; ownership.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something owned; possession; goods; estate.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person's behaviour.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

adj

Grasping; greedy.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

havings (plural) more having (comparative) most having (superlative)

Rhymes With

halving calving

Questions

How do you pronounce having?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhævɪŋ/.
What does having mean?: present participle and gerund of have

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