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cause to be born
e.g. My wife had twins yesterday!
Synonym: give birth deliver bear birth
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suffer from
be ill with
e.g. She has arthritis
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undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
e.g. She suffered a fracture in the accident
e.g. He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
e.g. She got a bruise on her leg
e.g. He got his arm broken in the scuffle
Synonym: suffer sustain get
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cause to move
cause to be in a certain position or condition
e.g. He got his squad on the ball
e.g. This let me in for a big surprise
e.g. He got a girl into trouble
Synonym: get let
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undergo
e.g. The stocks had a fast run-up
Synonym: experience
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cause to do
cause to act in a specified manner
e.g. The ads induced me to buy a VCR
e.g. My children finally got me to buy a computer
e.g. My wife made me buy a new sofa
Synonym: induce stimulate cause get make
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serve oneself to, or consume regularly
e.g. Have another bowl of chicken soup!
e.g. I don't take sugar in my coffee
Synonym: consume ingest take in take
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have sex with
archaic use
e.g. He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable
Synonym: take
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organize or be responsible for
e.g. hold a reception
e.g. have, throw, or make a party
e.g. give a course
Synonym: hold throw make give
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go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
e.g. get an idea
e.g. experience vertigo
e.g. get nauseous
e.g. receive injuries
e.g. have a feeling
Synonym: experience receive get
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have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
e.g. She has $1,000 in the bank
e.g. He has got two beautiful daughters
e.g. She holds a Master's degree from Harvard
Synonym: have got hold
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have ownership or possession of
e.g. He owns three houses in Florida
e.g. How many cars does she have?
Synonym: own possess
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have left
e.g. I have two years left
e.g. I don't have any money left
e.g. They have two more years before they retire
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get something
come into possession of
e.g. receive payment
e.g. receive a gift
e.g. receive letters from the front
Synonym: receive
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receive willingly something given or offered
e.g. The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter
e.g. I won't have this dog in my house!
e.g. Please accept my present
Synonym: accept take
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achieve a point or goal
e.g. Nicklaus had a 70
e.g. The Brazilian team got 4 goals
e.g. She made 29 points that day
Synonym: get make
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have a personal or business relationship with someone
e.g. have a postdoc
e.g. have an assistant
e.g. have a lover
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have as a feature
e.g. This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France
Synonym: feature
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be confronted with
e.g. What do we have here?
e.g. Now we have a fine mess