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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Have

Have a good day.

Is Have for the action or possession in the above?

  

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It's 'the action'.

— Clive

  • It's 'the action'.
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It's 'the action'.

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AnonymousIs Have for the action or possession in the above?

Interesting question.

Have some ham! ~ Take some ham!

But

Have a nice day! ~ ???Take a nice day!???
It's more like (I hope you) Enjoy your day!
So it's more like an activity than an action.

I don't think imperative 'have' ever has the meaning of

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Thank you, CJ, for the insightful explanation.

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