Haver

English

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧ver
• Rhymes: -eɪvə(r)

Verb

Infinitive to Haver

Third person singular -

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle -

to Haver (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. (British) To hem and haw
   • 1988, Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming Pool Library, Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 154

     This didn't seem at all unlikely, but when I none the less havered, he insisted that his 'Egyptian fortune-teller' had confirmed it.

2. Template:Scottish English To maunder; to talk foolishly; to chatter; talking nonsense; to babble
   • 1988, The Proclaimers, I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

     And if I haver, yeah I know I’m gonna be / I’m gonna be the man who’s havering to you.

   • 2004 James Campbell, "Boswell and Mrs. Miller", in The Genius of Language (ed. Wendy Lesser), p. 194

     She havers on about her "faither" and "mirra" and the "wee wean," her child, and "hoo i wiz glaiket but bonny forby."

Etymology 2

Germanic, from Dutch haver (“‘oats’”), cognate with German Hafer.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪvə(r)

Noun

Singular Haver

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Haver ({{{1}}})

1. The cereal oats.

Etymology 3

have +‎ -er

Noun

Singular Haver

Plural {{{1}}}

Haver ({{{1}}})

1. One who has, possesses etc.

Synonyms

• holder.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (“‘have, hold, possess’”).

Noun

Haver m. (plural Havers)

1. A possession
2. A credit

Related terms

• havedor adj

Verb

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1. To have, as an auxiliary verb for compound tenses
   • He fet.
     • I have done.

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1. To must, have, as in "to have to"
   • Haig de fer alguna cosa
     • I have to do something.

Conjugation

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Related terms

• hi ha
• temps ha

Verb

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1. To get

Alternative spellings

• haure
• heure

Conjugation

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References

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Danish

Noun

Haver c.

1. Plural indefinite of have.

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Dutch

Etymology

Uncertain, plausibly from Middle Dutch haver, probably of Germanic origin given many apparent cognates such as Old Norse hafri, Old English haver, Old High German habaro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Haver m. (plural havers, diminutive havertje, diminutive plural havertjes)

1. Any wild species or cultivar of the genus Avena
2. Especially Avena sativa, the cereal oats, notably fed to horses

Derived terms

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• haveren (verb)
• haveren (adjective)
• haverachtig
• haverangel
• haverbezie
• haverbier n.
• haverbreker m.
• haverbrij
• haverbrood n.
• haverdistel
• haverdop
• haverdorser m.
• haverdrank
• havergeel n. & adjective
• havergever m.
• havergort n.
• havergras n.
• haverhard
• haverkaf n.
• haverkast
• haverkist
• haverklap
• haverkneu
• haverkneuzer m.
• haverkoper m.
• haverkoren n.
• haverkorrel m.
• haverkorst
• havermaand

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• havermaat
• havermeel n.
• havermout
• havermeel n.
• havermuis
• haveroogst
• haverpap
• haverpijp
• haverrijst
• haverslag
• haverstoppel
• haverstraat
• haverstro
• havertas
• havertor
• haverveld n.
• haverwortel m.
• haverzaaier m.
• haverzak
• haverzant
• (by oats species or cultivars and/or by use) bastaardhaver m., mussenbekhaver m., poeshaver m., presidentshaver m., troshaver m., vloghaver m., voerhaver m., zaadhaver m., zandhaver m.
• (resembling plant species) haverrijst, haverslee
• brouwhaver
• janhaver m.
• stokhaver m., stokmanshaver m.
• studentenhaver m.
• vuisthaver m.

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Descendants

• English: haversack

Verb

haver

1. The imperative of haveren.
2. The first-person singular present indicative of haveren.

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the Template:Yi[[Category:hu:Template:Yi derivations|Haver]] [[chawer#Template:Yi|chawer]], from the Template:He[[Category:hu:Template:He derivations|Haver]] [[חבר#Template:He|חבר]] (khaver), “‘friend’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɒvɛr/
• Hyphenation: ha‧ver

Noun

Haver (plural Haverok)

1. (slang) pal, buddy

Declension

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin habēre, present active infinitive of habeō (“‘have, hold, possess’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aˈver/

Verb

Haver

1. (de + infinitive) should;

   "Amanhã, hei de ver o filme." - Tomorrow, I should watch the movie.

2. (past + regular participle) had + past participle;

   "Eu já havia entrado quando você chegou." - I had already got in when you arrived.

3. (present + regular participle) have been + present participle;

   "Eu tenho estudado muito, nos últimos dias." - I have been studying a lot, last days

4. Template:Impersonal there is, there are.

   "Há um banco aqui perto." - There is a bank nearby.

Conjugation

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Swedish

Verb form

haver

1. Present tense of hava, an older word for to have.

ca:haver el:haver eo:haver fr:haver fy:haver io:haver la:haver lt:haver li:haver hu:haver nl:haver oc:haver pl:haver pt:haver ru:haver fi:haver sv:haver vi:haver zh:haver