1. n. boundary, extremity, limit, limitation, measure, stint (hâd).
2. boundary. extremity. limit. limitation. measure. stint.
3. had\had\ , imp. & p. p. of have. [oe. had, hafde, hefde, as. h?fde.] see:
have.had as lief,had rather,had better,had as soon, etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive without to, are well established idiomatic forms. the original construction was that of the dative with forms of be, followed by the infinitive. see:
had better , under better. and lever me is be pore and trewe. [and more agreeable to me it is to be poor and true.] mundi (trans. ). him had been lever to be syke. [to him it had been preferable to be sick.] --fabian. for him was lever have at his bed's head twenty bookes, clad in black or red, than robes rich, or fithel, or gay sawtrie.note: gradually the nominative was substituted for the dative, and had for the forms of be. during the process of transition, the nominative with was or were, and the dative with had, are found. poor lady, she were better love a dream. you were best hang yourself. & fl. me rather had my heart might feel your love than my unpleased eye see:
your courtesy. i hadde levere than my scherte, that ye hadde rad his legende, as have i. i had as lief not be as live to be in awe of such a thing as i myself. i had rather be a dog and bay the moon, than such a roman. i had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my god, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. lxxxiv.10.
4. limit. stint. boundary. end. point. degree. term.
5. See Have.
6. limit. point. degree. term. boundary. limes. terminal. termination. limiting value. grade. rate. stint. module. measure. extent. firm limitation.
7. had The auxiliary verb is pronounced For the main verb, and for the meanings.
8. to 5., the pronunciation i.
9. Had is the past tense and past participle of have.
10. Had is sometimes used instead of `if' to begin a clause which refers to a situation that might have happened but did not. For example, the clause `had he been elected' means the same as `if he had been elected'. Had he succeeded, he would have acquired a monopoly Had I known what the problem was, we could have addressed it.
11. If you have been had, someone has tricked you, for example by selling you something at too high a price. If your customer thinks he's been had, you have to make him happy.
12. If you say that someone has had it, you mean they are in very serious trouble or have no hope of succeeding. Unless she loses some weight, she's had it.
13. If you say that you have had it, you mean that you are very tired of something or very annoyed about it, and do not want to continue doing it or it to continue happening. I've had it. Let's call it a day. Past tense and past participle of have. the past tense and past participle of have.