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

These numbers also illustrate the diminishing contribution the EU can have on getting to a global net zero. —Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024

For her opening night of Our Town, Katie Holmes had on a near-$700 Heirlome mock neck top (which is like a turtleneck without the extra fabric folding over the collar). —Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024

Quince Washable Silk Scrunchies $39 $20 Quince A silk scrunchie to tie back your luscious locks is always good to have on hand. —Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024

In September, the People’s Bank of China cut the reserve requirement ratio or RRR, the amount of cash that banks need to have on hand as reserves, by 50 basis points. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

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