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What (who) is had - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Had (disambiguation)
had
1.
2.
Had is sometimes used instead of 'if' to begin a clause which refers to a situation that might have happened but did not. For example, the clause 'had he been elected' means the same as 'if he had been elected'.
Had he succeeded, he would have acquired a monopoly...
Had I known what the problem was, we could have addressed it.
AUX: AUX n -ed, AUX n -ed
3.
If you have been had, someone has tricked you, for example by selling you something at too high a price. (INFORMAL)
If your customer thinks he's been had, you have to make him happy.
PHRASE: be inflects
4.
If you say that someone has had it, you mean they are in very serious trouble or have no hope of succeeding. (INFORMAL)
Unless she loses some weight, she's had it...
PHRASE: AUX inflects
5.
If you say that you have had it, you mean that you are very tired of something or very annoyed about it, and do not want to continue doing it or it to continue happening. (INFORMAL)
I've had it. Let's call it a day...
PHRASE: AUX inflects
had
past and past participle of have.
Wikipedia
Had
Had or HAD may refer to:
- had, past tense of the English verb to have; see have (disambiguation)
- Had, an alternative name for Hadit, the Thelemic version of an Egyptian god
- Hole accumulation diode, an electronic noise reduction device
See also 'had'-based sentence: James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher .
Examples of use of had
1. "The girl had had a lot to drink and the defendant had had a lot to drink," said Mr Watson.
2. After '8.45% of the polling stations had reported, Calderon had 36.38% and Lopez Obrador had 35.34%. Madrazo had 21.57%. AP
3. Many writers had weighed in on this phenomenon; talking heads had talked, critics had critiqued, and pundits had pundited.
4. He had learned in March last year that the cancer he had fought earlier had returned, and had undergone chemotherapy.
5. If he had been at home, if he had had a GP, if he had had a life, maybe it would have been different.