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had (enc)

Had

imp. & p.

1.

See Have. Had as lief with a nominative and followed by the infinitive without to, are well established idiomatic forms. The original construction was that of the dative with forms of be, followed by the infinitive. See Had better, under Better.   << Previous Word Browser Next >> hack on hack writer hackamore hackberry hackbolt hackbuss hackbut hackee hackelia hacker hackery hackie hackle hackles hackly hackman hackmatack hackney hackney carriage hackney coach hackneyed hackneyman hacksaw hackster hackwork hacqueton had best had crime hadal hadder haddie haddock hade hadean hadean aeon hadean eon hadean time hades hadith hadj hadji hadrian hadrian's wall hadron