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had

Meaning of had

past form of have

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British English/hæd/
American English/hæd/
Russian transcription[ɪmʲˈetʲ]
had
had - иметь
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had with Russian translation

had usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она имела красный зонт.

She had a red umbrella.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он имел три билета на концерт.

He had three tickets to the concert.

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had synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between had / have / got / owned / possess

🇬🇧English
had

past form of have; indicates possession or experience in the past

A1Very Often

I had a car when I was younger.

У меня была машина, когда я был моложе.

🇬🇧English

base form of have; expresses possession, necessity, or experience in the present

A1Very Often

I have two brothers.

У меня два брата.

G
🇬🇧English
got

informal or dialectal in some uses; can mean received or obtained, and in UK English can mean possession in some structures

A1Very Often

I've got a new phone.

У меня новый телефон.

O
🇬🇧English
owned

means possessed as property; emphasizes legal or personal ownership

A1Often

She owned a small house by the sea.

Ей принадлежал маленький дом у моря.

P
🇬🇧English
possess

formal verb meaning to own or have something

A1Rarely

He possesses great patience.

Он обладает большим терпением.

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How to pronounce had and what this word means

had translation: иметь. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce had

/hæd/

had translation

иметь

had examples

She had a red umbrella.

had transcription

/hæd/, /hæd/

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had meaning: what does it mean?

past form of have

had pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

had is pronounced as /hæd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

had definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She had a red umbrella. Translation: Она имела красный зонт.

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