had
pronunciation
How to pronounce had in British English:
UK [həd; əd; hæd]
How to pronounce had in American English:
US [ həd,əd,hæd]
Word Origin
- had
- past tense and past participle of have, from Old English gehæfd. Used since late Old English as an auxiliary to make pluperfect tense-phrases. You never had it so good (1946) was said to be the stock answer to any complaints about U.S. Army life.
Example
- 1. Gina always had the best clothes .
- 2. Jordan scored four points and butler had three in ot .
- 3. One month before my 40th birthday my dad had heart surgery .
- 4. Blair had three main points .
- 5. Liverpool had five theatres then .