Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haves

/hævz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
haves
IPA
/hævz/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wealthy or privileged, and those with power and possessions.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of have

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 *kap-. See have for details.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *kap-, heven, hebban, *habbjan, *habjaną, *kh₂pyéti
  • Suffix: have

Synonyms

has

Antonyms

have-nots

Rhymes With

halves calves staves chavs salves

Questions

How do you pronounce haves?
The recorded pronunciation is /hævz/.
What does haves mean?
The wealthy or privileged, and those with power and possessions.
Where does haves come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce haves

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