Antonyms for have to do with


Grammar : Verb
Spell : hav; unstressed huhv, uhv; for 26 usually haf
Phonetic Transcription : hæv; unstressed həv, əv; for 26 usually hæf


Definition of have to do with

Origin :
  • Old English habban "to own, possess; be subject to, experience," from Proto-Germanic *haben- (cf. Old Norse hafa, Old Saxon hebbjan, Old Frisian habba, German haben, Gothic haban "to have"), from PIE *kap- "to grasp" (see capable). Not related to Latin habere, despite similarity in form and sense; the Latin cognate is capere "seize." Old English second person singular present hæfst, third person singular present hæfð became Middle English hast, hath, while Old English -bb- became -v- in have. The past participle had developed from Old English gehæfd.
  • Sense of "possess, have at one's disposal" (I have a book) is a shift from older languages, where the thing possessed was made the subject and the possessor took the dative case (e.g. Latin est mihi liber "I have a book," literally "there is to me a book"). Used as an auxiliary in Old English, too (especially to form present perfect tense); the word has taken on more functions over time; Modern English he had better would have been Old English him (dative) wære betere. To have to for "must" (1570s) is from sense of "possess as a duty or thing to be done" (Old English). Phrase have a nice day as a salutation after a commercial transaction attested by 1970, American English. Phrase have (noun), will (verb) is from 1954, originally from comedian Bob Hope, in the form Have tux, will travel; Hope described this as typical of vaudevillians' ads in "Variety," indicating a willingness to perform anywhere, any time.
  • As in participate : verb take part in activity
  • As in refer : verb concern, apply
  • As in regard : verb have something to do with
  • As in relate : verb correlate, pertain
  • As in treat : verb act, behave towards
  • As in belong : verb be part of, be in proper place
  • As in concern : verb relate to, have reference to
  • As in deal/deal with : verb handle, manage
  • As in appertain : verb belong, be connected

Synonyms for have to do with

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