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ter.

to have

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈte(ʁ)/Brazil[ˈte(h)]Brazil/ˈte(ɾ)/São-Paulo/ˈte(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to have to own; to possess; to have; to have got

    transitive
    Tenho uma bela casa.
  2. to have to be rich, to have plenty of money; or, to have enough money to live comfortably

    intransitive
    Os caridosos sempre ajudam os que menos têm.
  3. to have to have as a component or to consist of

    transitive
    Esta frase tem cinco palavras.
    As lanças têm cabos compridos.
  4. to have to have (to be related in some way to, with the object identifying the relationship)

    transitive
    Este livro tem dono.
    Tenho três irmãs.
  5. to have to be in possession of; to have as part of one’s personal effects; to have in hand

    transitive
    O senhor tem a sua carteira?
  6. to have to consist of a certain amount of units of measurement

    transitive
    Tenho quarenta anos.
    Tenho 1,78 m de altura.
  7. to have to have a certain characteristic

    transitive
    Este jogo não tem graça.
    As palavras que dizes têm significado.
  8. to have to be afflicted with a certain disease or other medical condition

    transitive
    Tens um resfriado.
  9. to have indicates that the subject has an event (the object) scheduled

    transitive
    Temos uma partida de xadrez daqui a uma semana.
  10. to have to receive one’s wage

    Brazil · intransitive
    Ainda não tive esse mês.
  11. to have used in forming the perfect aspect

    auxiliary
    Já tínhamos comido bolo.
    Tenho comido muita carne ultimamente.
  12. See ter de, ter que.

    auxiliary
  13. there be (to exist, physically or abstractly)

    Brazil · impersonal · informal · transitive
    Amanhã terá aula.
    Tem países em guerra naquela região.
  14. to give birth to

    transitive
    A vaca terá um bezerro.
    Estou tendo gêmeos!
  15. to consider (assign some quality to)

    transitive
    Todos têm João por inteligente.
    João o tinha como amigo.
  16. to go to; to interact

    transitive
    Vá ter com a formiga, ó preguiçoso; considera os seus caminhos e sê sábio.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese teer, from earlier Old Galician-Portuguese tẽer, Latin tenēre.

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