have on

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

have on (third-person singular simple present has on, present participle having on, simple past and past participle had on)

(transitive)

1. To be wearing.

   She has on a nice red shirt and skinny jeans.

2. To have turned on (an electronic device).

   I didn’t hear you because I had the radio on.

3. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) To trick or deceive deliberately; to play a prank 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!

4. (UK, colloquial) To have (something) scheduled.

   So what do you have on this weekend? I have nothing on myself.

5. (African-American Vernacular, colloquial) To possess at the point of arrest.

   I had some pills on me when that cop picked me up.

6. (African-American Vernacular, colloquial) To possess evidence of wrongdoing regarding (someone); to press charges on (someone).

   They have two bodies on me.

Translations

to be wearing

• German: anhaben (de)
• Hungarian: van rajta

to deceive

• Polish: bałamucić (pl) impf, zbałamucić (pl) pf