Difference between Have and Get

What is the difference between Have and Get?

Have as a verb is to possess, own, hold. while Get as a verb is to obtain, purchase or acquire.

Have

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To possess, own, hold. To be related in some way to (with the object identifying the relationship). To partake of a particular substance (especially a food or drink) or action. Used in forming the perfect aspect and the past perfect aspect. must. To give birth to. To engage in sexual intercourse with. (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command or request. (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be. (transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is not a verb argument.) (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being. Used as interrogative auxiliary verb with a following pronoun to form tag questions. (For further discussion, see "Usage notes" below) To defeat in a fight; take. To be able to speak a language.

Get

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Offspring.Lineage.A difficult return or block of a shot.A git.A Jewish writ of divorce.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To obtain, purchase or acquire.To receive.To fetch.To become.To cause to become; to bring about.(used with preposition) To don or doff clothing, etc.To cause to do.To betake oneself.To arrive (at) or progress (towards a place or outcome).To go or come (to a specified place, or in a specified manner).To adopt or assume (a certain position or state).To begin (doing something).To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).To be able, permitted (to do something); to have the opportunity (to do something).To understand.To be (used to form the passive of verbs).To become ill with or catch (a disease).To catch out, trick successfully.To perplex, stump.To find as an answer.To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal).To physically assault.To hear completely; catch.To getter.

Example sentence: If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.

We hope you now know whether to use Have or Get in your sentence.

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