have on

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

have on (third-person singular simple present has on, present participle having on, simple past and past participle had on)

(transitive)

1. To be wearing.

   She has on a nice red shirt and skinny jeans.

2. To have turned on (an electronic device).

   I didn’t hear you because I had the radio on.

3. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) To trick or deceive deliberately; to play a prank on.

   Are you having me on?

4. (UK, colloquial) To have (something) scheduled.

   So what do you have on this weekend? I have nothing on myself.

5. (African-American Vernacular, colloquial) To possess at the point of arrest.

   I had some pills on me when that cop picked me up.

6. (African-American Vernacular, colloquial) To possess evidence of wrongdoing regarding (someone); to press charges on (someone).

   They have two bodies on me.

Translations

to be wearing

• German: anhaben (de)
• Hungarian: van rajta

to deceive

• Polish: bałamucić (pl) impf, zbałamucić (pl) pf