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

Grab a few of these plaid sherpa blankets at Home Depot for under $20 each to have on hand for appreciative guests. —Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025

Veasey along with constituent service representative Maria Robles answered various questions that concerned community members, educators and parents had on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 30. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025

Within the letters were pictures of the destruction the fires left in their wake, a reminder to audiences watching all over the world of the impact the tragedy has had on the city. —Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025

Phoenix, for his part, had on a baby blue crewneck sweater and matching joggers, with gray and pink New Balance shoes. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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