haver

English

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧ver
• Rhymes: -eɪvə(r)

Verb

haver (third-person singular simple present havers, present participle havering, simple past and past participle havered)

1. (UK) To hem and haw
   • 1988, Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming Pool Library, Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 154

     This didn't seem at all unlikely, but when I none the less havered, he insisted that his 'Egyptian fortune-teller' had confirmed it.

2. (Scotland) To maunder; to talk foolishly; to chatter; talking nonsense; to babble
   • 1988, The Proclaimers, I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

     And if I haver, yeah I know I’m gonna be / I’m gonna be the man who’s havering to you.

   • 2004 James Campbell, "Boswell and Mrs. Miller", in The Genius of Language (ed. Wendy Lesser), p. 194

     She havers on about her "faither" and "mirra" and the "wee wean," her child, and "hoo i wiz glaiket but bonny forby."

Etymology 2

Germanic, from Dutch haver (“oats”), cognate with German Hafer.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪvə(r)

Noun

haver (plural havers)

1. The cereal oats.

Etymology 3

have +‎ -er

Noun

haver (plural havers)

1. One who has, possesses etc.

Synonyms

• holder.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (“have, hold, possess”).

Noun

haver m. (plural havers)

1. A possession
2. A credit

Related terms

• havedor adj

Verb

haver (first-person singular present he, past participle hagut)

1. To have, as an auxiliary verb for compound tenses
   • He fet.
     • I have done.

Conjugation

As heure, but with shortened present indicative, and with present subjunctive with -g- instead of -gu-. The 1st person form haig is only used in haver de.

    Conjugation of haver (second conjugation, type beure)

infinitive			haure
present participle			havent
past participle			hagut
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
Indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	he	has	ha	hem	heu	han
	imperfect	havia	havies	havia	havíem	havíeu	havien
	future	hauré	hauràs	haurà	haurem	haureu	hauran
	preterite	haguí	hagueres	hagué	haguérem	haguéreu	hagueren
	conditional	hauria	hauries	hauria	hauríem	hauríeu	haurien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella	nosaltres	vosaltres	ells/elles
	present	hagi	hagis	hagi	hàgim	hàgiu	hagin
	imperfect	hagués	haguessis	hagués	haguéssim	haguéssiu	haguessin
imperative		-	tu	ell/ella	nosaltres	vosaltres	ells/elles
			-	-	-	-	-

Derived terms

• haver-hi
• haver de

Related terms

• temps ha

Verb

haver (first-person singular present hec, past participle hagut)

1. Alternative form of heure (Eastern) or haure (Western).

Conjugation

See heure or haure.

References

• Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4ta. edició). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.

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Danish

Noun

haver c.

1. plural indefinite of have

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Dutch

Etymology

Uncertain, plausibly from Middle Dutch haver, probably of Germanic origin given many apparent cognates such as Old Norse hafri, Old English haver, Old High German habaro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

haver m. (plural havers, diminutive havertje)

1. Any wild species or cultivar of the genus Avena
2. Especially Avena sativa, the cereal oats, notably fed to horses

Derived terms

Derived terms

haveren (verb) haveren (adjective) haverachtig haverangel haverbezie haverbier n. haverbreker m. haverbrij haverbrood n. haverdistel haverdop haverdorser m. haverdrank havergeel n. & adjective havergever m. havergort n. havergras n. haverhard haverkaf n. haverkast haverkist haverklap haverkneu haverkneuzer m. haverkoper m. haverkoren n. haverkorrel m. haverkorst havermaand

havermaat havermeel n. havermout havermeel n. havermuis haveroogst haverpap haverpijp haverrijst haverslag haverstoppel haverstraat haverstro havertas havertor haverveld n. haverwortel m. haverzaaier m. haverzak haverzant (by oats species or cultivars and/or by use) bastaardhaver m., mussenbekhaver m., poeshaver m., presidentshaver m., troshaver m., vloghaver m., voerhaver m., zaadhaver m., zandhaver m. (resembling plant species) haverrijst, haverslee brouwhaver janhaver m. stokhaver m., stokmanshaver m. studentenhaver m. vuisthaver m.

Descendants

• English: haversack

Verb

haver

1. imperative of haveren.
2. first-person singular present indicative of haveren.

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the Yiddish  (chawer), from the Hebrew חבר (khaver, “friend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɒvɛr/
• Hyphenation: ha‧ver

Noun

haver (plural haverok)

1. (slang) pal, buddy

Declension

declension of haver singular plural nominative haver haverok accusative havert haverokat dative havernak haveroknak instrumental haverral haverokkal causal-final haverért haverokért translative haverrá haverokká terminative haverig haverokig essive-formal haverként haverokként essive-modal - - inessive haverban haverokban superessive haveron haverokon adessive havernál haveroknál illative haverba haverokba sublative haverra haverokra allative haverhoz haverokhoz elative haverból haverokból delative haverról haverokról ablative havertól haveroktól

possessives of haver possessor singular possession plural possession 1st person sing. haverom haverjaim 2nd person sing. haverod haverjaid 3rd person sing. haverja haverjai 1st person plural haverunk haverjaink 2nd person plural haverotok haverjaitok 3rd person plural haverjuk haverjaik

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Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew חבר.

Noun

haver m. (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling חאב׳יר)

1. partner, comrade

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (“have, hold, possess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aˈver/

Verb

haver (present participle havendo)

1. (used with "de" and an infinitive) ought to;

   "Amanhã, hei de ver o filme." - Tomorrow, I ought to watch the movie.

2. have (auxiliary verb, used to form the perfect tense)

   "Eu já havia entrado quando você chegou." - I had already got in when you arrived.

   "Eu hei estudado muito, nos últimos dias." - I have been studying a lot, last days

3. (impersonal) there is, there are.

   "Há um banco aqui perto." - There is a bank nearby.

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb haver

Notes:

• This is an irregular verb of the -er group.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: haver.

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	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	haver
Personal	haver	haveres	haver	havermos	haverdes	haverem
Present participle
	havendo
Past participle
Masculine	havido			havidos
Feminine	havida			havidas
Indicative
Present	hei	hás	há	havemos	haveis	hão
Imperfect	havia	havias	havia	havíamos	havíeis	haviam
Preterite	houve	houveste	houve	houvemos	houvestes	houveram
Pluperfect	houvera	houveras	houvera	houvéramos	houvéreis	houveram
Future	haverei	haverás	haverá	haveremos	havereis	haverão
Conditional	haveria	haverias	haveria	haveríamos	haveríeis	haveriam
Subjunctive
Present	haja	hajas	haja	hajamos	hajais	hajam
Imperfect	houvesse	houvesses	houvesse	houvéssemos	houvésseis	houvessem
Future	houver	houveres	houver	houvermos	houverdes	houverem
Imperative
Affirmative	haja	há	haja	hajamos	havei	hajam
Negative (não)	haja	hajas	haja	hajamos	hajais	hajam

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Swedish

Verb

haver

1. has, have; present tense of hava., an older word of har.