have on

verb

had on; having on; has on

transitive verb

1

: wear

has on a new suit

2

chiefly British : to trick or deceive intentionally : put on sense 5

3

: to have plans for

what do you have on for tomorrow

Synonyms

• bamboozle
• beguile
• bluff
• buffalo
• burn
• catch
• con
• cozen
• deceive
• delude
• dupe
• fake out
• fool
• gaff
• gammon
• gull
• have
• hoax
• hoodwink
• hornswoggle
• humbug
• juggle
• misguide
• misinform
• mislead
• snooker
• snow
• spoof
• string along
• suck in
• sucker
• take in
• trick

Examples of have on in a Sentence

you're having me on, aren't you, mate?

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s the message the California Air Resources Board had on its E-Bike Incentive Project webpage as of Friday after residents flooded the agency with applications, leaving some disappointed and frustrated by the process. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024

There are some other cool license plates that Texans can have on their vehicles. —Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Dec. 2024

For the low-key day-to-day in Montecito (school runs, play dates, lunches at Tre Lune), there are relaxed La Ligne denim and white linen shirts by Anine Bing—quality basics elevated with the sort of accessories any woman who aspires to the Rich Mom aesthetic has on her wish-list. —Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024

So American Jews ended up with the same problem that Stringer Bell had on The Wire: selling an inferior product into an aggressive marketplace against an unshakeable incumbent. —Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1