Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have against

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.64 in modern English

Syllables: have a-gainst
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have (reasons) to dislike or disrespect (someone or something); to have (good cause) to hold a grudge against (someone).

Inflected Forms

has against (present, singular) having against (participle, present) had against (participle, past) had against (past)

Questions

What does have against mean?: To have (reasons) to dislike or disrespect (someone or something); to have (good cause) to hold a grudge against (someone).

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