📖 Definitions of "Have it"
verb
- 1
To understand or believe.
"Conventional wisdom has it that heat rises, but in fact heat diffuses: hot air rises."
- 2
(often in the negative) To accept (an excuse, a behavior, etc).
"He tried to make excuses but she wouldn't have it / was not having it / was having none of it."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Have it"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| statenoun | A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time. |
| maintainverb | To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). |
| hold goodverb | To remain effective, fast, or secure. |
| claimnoun | A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided. |
| assertverb | To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively. |
| attest | (transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine. |
| affirmverb | To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true. |
| shouldnoun | Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable. |
| believeverb | (transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing). |
| state itverb | (obsolete) To act with dignity; to act in a stately manner. |
| hold trueverb | (intransitive) To be or remain true, valid or applicable; to apply. |
| stipulateverb | (transitive) To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement. |
| certifyverb | (transitive) To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard. |
| validateverb | (transitive) To check or prove the validity of; verify. |
| takeverb | (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. |
| vouchverb | (transitive) To affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement). |
| predicatenoun | (grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by. |
| truthnoun | True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. |
| verifyverb | (transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something. |
| avernoun | (British, dialectal, archaic) A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal. |
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