have it

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have it

verb has it · having it · had it

To state or hold as true; to insist. Conventional wisdom has it that heat rises, but in fact heat diffuses: hot air rises.
Similar: hold
To buy: to purchase. Twenty quid, you say? Yes, we'll have it, thank you.
in the negative To accept (an excuse, a behavior, etc); to believe. He tried to make excuses but she wouldn't have it / was not having it / was having none of it.
Similar: buy it
To be the object of ridicule, rebuke, critique, etc. Near-synonym: get it
Similar: get it
To possess some desirable quality or ability; to be all that. I was nervous about her performing on stage, but after all these years, she still has it.

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verb to understand or believe

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@misc{have_it_2026,
  title = {have it},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/have%20it},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}