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to have on
01
to be wearing an item of clothing or accessory
Transitive: to have on clothing or accessory
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
State verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
on
Base verb
have
Present tense
have on
3rd person singular
has on
Present participle
having on
Past simple
had on
Past participle
had on
Examples
She had her new dress on for the party.
02
to play a trick on someone by attempting to make them believe something that is not true, often as a joke or prank
Transitive: to have on sb
Examples
She had me on for a moment with that unbelievable fisherman's story.
03
to have scheduled or arranged to do something
Transitive: to have on an event or activity
Examples
We have a meeting on at 3 PM, so we can't go to lunch now.
04
to keep a device or machine operational
Transitive: to have on a device or machine
Examples
Don't forget to have the security cameras on during the night.
05
to know something negative or incriminating about someone
Ditransitive: to have on negative or incriminating information sb
Examples
He has something on his coworker that could jeopardize their reputation.
