Thesaurus
hate to have a strong feeling of not liking someone or something. This word is often used in informal English to talk about people or things that you really do not like: I've always hated broccoli. ♦ He hates getting up early in the morning. ♦ I hate the way she always criticizes me.
can't stand an expression used to mean that you really do not like someone or something. It is often used in informal spoken English: I can't stand this music. Can we listen to something else? ♦ He can't stand waiting in line for things. ♦ I can't stand her brother, can you?
dislike a slightly formal way of saying that you do not like someone or something, but not in a strong way. It is more usual to say "don't like": I have always disliked flying. ♦ Why do you dislike him so much? despise to dislike someone or something very much and have no respect for them or it: She despised any kind of gossip. ♦ He despised himself for being such a coward.
loathe to hate someone or something very much: They loathe each other. ♦ He loathed hypocrisy.
hate 2 © / heit / noun [ noncount ]
a very strong feeling of not liking someone or something Her love for him turned to hate.
—SYNONYM hatred —ANTONYM love
ha • tred / ' heitrad / noun [ noncount ]
a very strong feeling of not liking someone or something He had a deep hatred of injustice.
—SYNONYM hate
haul / hol / verb ( hauls , haul . ing , hauled )
to pull something heavy
They hauled the boat out of the river.
haunt / hont/ verb ( haunts,haunt. ing , haunt. ed )
If a place is haunted , people think that there are ghosts (= spirits of dead people ) there
A ghost haunts the castle.
If something sad or unpleasant haunts you, you often think of it
Her unhappy face still haunts me. ► haunt • ed / hontad / adjective
a haunted house
have © / lwv; haev / verb
a word that you use with parts of other verbs to show that
something happened or started in the past
I haven't seen that movie.
Have you ever been to the Grand Canyon?
We've been in New York for six months.
When we arrived, Paul had already left.
have 2© / hsev / verb
( also have got ) to own or keep something She has blue eyes.
Do you have any brothers and sisters? He's got (= has got ) short black hair.
a word that you use with many nouns to talk about doing something
What time do you have breakfast? Let's have a coffee. I had a meeting this morning. Jill and I had a fight.
a word that you use with many nouns to talk about experiencing something
Have fun!
He had an accident.
Did you have a good weekend?
I have an idea.
Do you have time to help me?
( also have got ) to be sick with something I have the flu.
She's got (= has got ) a headache. have something done
to let someone do something for you
I had my hair cut yesterday.
Have you had your car repaired?
have something on to be wearing something
She had a green sweater on.
What did the boy have on when you last saw him?
haven't / hrevant / short for have not
have to © / Ъаейэ ; 'haeftu/ modal verb ( also have got to )
used for saying that someone must do something or that
something must happen
I have to go to the dentist today.
We don't have to get up early tomorrow.
Do we have to pay for this now?
We had to do lots of boring exercises.
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