Had definition
(auxiliary) Used to form the pluperfect tense, expressing a completed action in the past (+ past participle).
verb
Had is defined as to have contained, held or owned something in the past.
An example of had is to have kept up a perfect attendance score until yesterday.
verb
(auxiliary, now rare) As past subjunctive: ‘would have’.
verb
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to be had
- to be deceived or taken inWe've been had in that business deal.
idiom
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
to be had