having

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhæviŋ/, X-SAMPA: /"h{viN/

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• Hyphenation: hav‧ing

Verb

having

1. Present participle of have.

Noun

having (plural havings)

1. Something owned; possession; goods; estate.
   • Shakespeare

     I'll lend you something; my having is not much.

   • 1875, Tennyson, Queen Mary

     Your havings wasted by the scythe and spade,

     Your rights and charters hobnail' d into slush

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: set · told · both · #198: having · look · heard · night