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had

Had is defined as to have contained, held or owned something in the past.

(verb)

An example of had is to have kept up a perfect attendance score until yesterday.

See had in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

have: also used to indicate preference or necessity, with adverbs, adjectives, and phrases of comparison, such as rather, better, as well (Ex.: I had better leave)

Origin: ME hadde, had < OE hæfde

See had in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb

Past tense and past participle of have.

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