have on

have on
verb
be dressed in (Freq. 8)
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She was wearing yellow that day

• Syn: ↑wear
• Derivationally related forms: ↑wearable (for: ↑wear), ↑wear (for: ↑wear), ↑wearer (for: ↑wear)
• Entailment: ↑dress, ↑get dressed
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

* * *

have on [phrasal verb]
1 have (something) on or have on (something) : to be wearing (something)

She has on a new suit.

He had nothing on. [=he was naked]

— also have got

She's got on a new suit.

2 have (something) on (you) informal : to be carrying (something)

Do you have any spare change on you?

I don't have my wallet on me: I left it at home.

— also have got

Have you got any spare change on you?

3 have (something) on : to keep (a device or machine) operating

They have the radio on all the time.

4 have (something) on chiefly Brit : to have plans for (something)

Do you have anything on for tomorrow? [=do you have any plans for tomorrow?]

What do you have on for tomorrow? [=what are your plans for tomorrow?]

— also have got

Have you got anything on for tomorrow?

5 have (someone) on Brit, informal : to trick or fool (someone) in a joking way
— usually used as (be) having (someone) on

He said he knew the Prime Minister, but I think he was just having me on. [=he was joking; he was just putting me on]

6 have nothing on (someone) or not have anything on (someone) : to have no evidence showing that someone has committed a crime or done something bad

The police were suspicious, but they had nothing on her.

If the police don't have anything on you, they have to let you go.

— also have got

They haven't got anything on me.

They've got nothing on me.

7 have nothing on (someone or something) : to have less of a particular quality than (someone or something)

The winters here are bad, but they have nothing on the winters I remember when I was a child. [=they are not as bad as the winters I remember; the winters I remember were worse]

He says Houston has nothing on Chicago [=Houston is not as good as Chicago] when it comes to fine restaurants.

— also have got

Houston's got nothing on Chicago.

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Main Entry: ↑have

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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