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haver.

there be; exist

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/aˈve(ʁ)/Brazil[aˈve(h)]Brazil/aˈve(ɾ)/São-Paulo/aˈve(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. there be; exist

    impersonal · transitive
    Há um banco aqui perto.

  2. there be; to happen; to occur

    impersonal · transitive
    Houve um acidente na alameda.

  3. ago (indicates the time since something occurred)

    impersonal · transitive
    Terminei a faculdade há um mês.

  4. to have used in forming the perfect aspect

    archaic · auxiliary · formal
    Eu já havia entrado quando chegaste.
    Hei estudado muito, nos últimos dias.

  5. to have to own; to possess

    archaic · transitive
    Hei duas espadas.

  6. See haver de.

    auxiliary

  7. to recover; to regain (to obtain something that had been lost)

    Brazil · transitive
    Preciso de haver meu dinheiro.

  8. to behave (to conduct oneself well, on in a given manner)

    pronominal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habēre Old Galician-Portuguese aver Portuguese haver Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aver, from Latin habēre (“to have, to hold, to possess”). Compare Galician haber. Cognate of Spanish haber, French avoir, and Italian avere.

noun/aˈve(ʁ)/Brazil[aˈve(h)]Brazil/aˈve(ɾ)/São-Paulo/aˈve(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. credit

    masculine

  2. belongings

    in-plural · masculine

  3. assets

    in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habēre Old Galician-Portuguese aver Portuguese haver Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aver, from Latin habēre (“to have, to hold, to possess”). Compare Galician haber. Cognate of Spanish haber, French avoir, and Italian avere.

adj/aˈve(ʁ)/Brazil[aˈve(h)]Brazil/aˈve(ɾ)/São-Paulo/aˈve(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. misspelling of a ver (“to do”)

    alt-of · feminine · masculine · misspelling
    Isto não tem nada haver com aquilo.
    Isto não tem nada a ver com aquilo.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habēre Old Galician-Portuguese aver Portuguese haver Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aver, from Latin habēre (“to have, to hold, to possess”). Compare Galician haber. Cognate of Spanish haber, French avoir, and Italian avere.

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