haben

Pronunciation: /ˈhaːbən/

“haben” is a German word. Its 13 meanings in English:

verb

forms the perfect aspect (have)
to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
to get (to receive)
to have (to be scheduled to attend)
to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
to contain, be composed of, equal
there be, there is, there are
to make a fuss
to be occupied with, to like, to be into
to talk
to have to, must [with zu (+ infinitive) ‘do something’] (especially regarding expectations by authority, at the threat of severe disapproval or consequences)

Etymology

From Middle High German haben, from Old High German habēn (akin to Old Saxon hebbian, Old Norse hafa (Swedish hava/ha), Old Frisian habba, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (haban), Old English habban), from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to grasp”). Cognates include Bavarian håbn, Yiddish האָבן (hobn), Dutch hebben, English have, Danish have.

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