have on
English
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Verb
[edit]have on (third-person singular simple present has on, present participle having on, simple past and past participle had on)
- To be wearing.
- She has on a nice red shirt and skinny jeans.
- To have turned on (an electronic device).
- I didn’t hear you because I had the radio on.
- (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!
- (UK, colloquial) To have (something) scheduled.
- So what do you have on this weekend? I have nothing on myself.
- (African-American Vernacular, colloquial) To possess at the point of arrest.
- I had some pills on me when that cop picked me up.
- (African-American Vernacular, colloquial) To possess evidence of wrongdoing regarding (someone); to press charges on (someone).
- They have two bodies on me.
Translations
[edit]to deceive
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