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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Meaning and usage of 'have'
I posted this question again because I couldn't understand it and get answers yet, so please help me out.
"We have our sportscaster SJ Lee standing by to tell us about the match."
How can I understand the word have here?
Here the word have is used to mean 'to affect someone in a way that makes them start doing something' like Within minutes he had the whole audience laughing and clapping or to persuade or order someone to do something like She had me doing all kinds of jobs for her. or it just means possess or own like I have someone (who is) helping me study English.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much in advance.
"We have our sportscaster SJ Lee standing by to tell us about the match."
How can I understand the word have here?
Here the word have is used to mean 'to affect someone in a way that makes them start doing something' like Within minutes he had the whole audience laughing and clapping or to persuade or order someone to do something like She had me doing all kinds of jobs for her. or it just means possess or own like I have someone (who is) helping me study English.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much in advance.
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Hans51 Here the word have is used to mean 'to affect someone in a way that makes them start doing something' like Within minutes he had the whole audience laughing and clapping or to persuade or order someone to do something like She had me doing all kinds of jobs for her. or it just means possess or own like I have someone (who is) helping me study English. It's unlikely to be the first meaning.
- Hans51 Here the word have is used to mean 'to affect someone in a way that makes them start doing something' like Within minutes he had the whole audience laughing and clapping or to persuade or order someone to do something like She had me doing all kinds of jobs for her.
- or it just means possess or own like I have someone (who is) helping me study English.
- It's unlikely to be the first meaning.
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Hans51Here the word have is used to mean 'to affect someone in a way that makes them start doing something' like Within minutes he had the whole audience laughing and clapping or to persuade or order someone to do something like She had me doing all kinds of jobs for her. or it just means possess or own like I have someone (who is) helping me study English.It
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