Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have on

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.50 in modern English

Syllables: have on
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be wearing.

verb

To have turned on (an electronic device).

verb

To trick or deceive deliberately; to play a prank on.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Colloquial

verb

To have (something) scheduled.

British usage; Colloquial

verb

To possess at the point of arrest.

Colloquial

verb

To possess evidence of wrongdoing regarding (someone); to press charges on (someone).

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"She has on a nice red shirt and skinny jeans."
"I was wearing a bathrobe and had nothing on underneath."
"I didn’t hear you because I had the radio on."
"Near-synonym: have a laugh"
"Are you having me on?"
"Fifty quid for that piece of junk? He's having me on he is!"

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

have a laugh wear

Questions

What does have on mean?: To be wearing.

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