having

Holding right now

Having is the present participle of have, used in progressive constructions I'm having a great time and as a gerund Having money doesn't guarantee happiness.

It frequently introduces participial phrases that establish prior action or possession: Having finished dinner, we went for a walk.

In legal and formal contexts, having appears in phrases like having and holding in property deeds.

The construction having said that serves as a transitional phrase meaning nevertheless or however.

experience

undergoing

Being subjected to

enjoying · suffering · enduring · going through · living · facing · meeting · tasting · witnessing · sensing

equipped

outfitted

Supplied with gear

prepared · stocked · armed · fitted · ready · loaded · decked · geared · rigged · kitted

possession

owning

Being in possession

retaining · belongings · property · assets · goods · items · stuff · effects · personal · estate

auxiliary

has

Holds in possession

  • hadPossessed previously
  • beenPast participle of "be"
  • beingExisting as something

will · would · could · should · must · might · may · shall · can · need

endowed

gifted

Given as present

born with · natural · innate · aptitude · flair · knack · predisposed · ability · faculty · competence

Categories
Opposites
possession/ownership

havinglacking

Being without something

wanting · without · missing · needing · losing

Phrases
Family

behavior, misbehavior, behaving, havin', misbehaving, behavioural

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G