having
the -ing form of “have”
How often you will meet it
Rank 236 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 95,118 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.045% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
auxiliary verb
- the -ing form of “have”
having in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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One boy complained ruefully of having spent three terms under a form-master who had "ragged" him.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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He rose, and having silently shown the paper to Christian, enclosed it in an envelope, and gave it to Mr. Ferguson.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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I suppose it comes from the fact that none of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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To prevent which, I fell to making boxes and bags, in order to separate it, having by me near 150lb. weight.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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And shall I, Having a path so open, and so free To my preferment, still retain your milk In my pale forehead?
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1