had

Use had in a sentence

They had a good time at the amusement park.

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.

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had

pt. & pp. of 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 of had

Middle English hadde, had from Old English hæfde

had Idioms

to be had

Slang to be deceived or taken in: we've been had in that business deal

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had

verb

Past tense and past participle of have

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Verb

simple past tense and past participle of have
(auxiliary) Used to form the pluperfect tense, expressing a completed action in the past (+ past participle).
(auxiliary, now rare) As past subjunctive: ‘would have’.

Related terms

be had

Usage notes

Had, like that, is one of a very few words to be correctly used twice in succession in English, e.g. He had had several operations previously.

See also: haad

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