have on
verb
had on; having on; has on
1
: wear
has on a new suit
2
chiefly British
: to trick or deceive intentionally : put on sense 5
3
: to have plans for
what do you have on for tomorrow
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Examples of have on in a Sentence
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
To look at how much of an effect exercise might have on blood pressure, Hamer and his colleagues combined data from six earlier studies that required participants to wear movement trackers on their thighs 24-hours a day.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Taplin emphasized the personal toll that such high-risk work can have on the rangers, both physically and mentally.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
One especially common item to have on hand, as Charles Bethea reports, in this week’s issue, is guns.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
To look at how much of an effect exercise might have on blood pressure, Hamer and his colleagues combined data from six earlier studies that required participants to wear movement trackers on their thighs 24-hours a day.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Taplin emphasized the personal toll that such high-risk work can have on the rangers, both physically and mentally.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
One especially common item to have on hand, as Charles Bethea reports, in this week’s issue, is guns.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Have on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20on. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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