have in
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To bring someone to your place, or to keep something stored at home.
Literal meaning: To have someone or something come 'in' (inside) to a space.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To invite someone to your home for a visit.
"We're having some friends in for dinner on Saturday — would you like to join us?"
Grammar: separable
2 B1 neutral
To call a professional or worker to come to your home to do a job.
"We had to have someone in to fix the boiler — it stopped working in the middle of winter."
Grammar: separable
3 B1 informal
To keep a supply or stock of something in your home.
"I always have a few tins of soup in, just in case I don't feel like cooking."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily British English. Used both for inviting guests socially and for calling in workers or tradespeople. Also used to mean 'to have a stock of something at home.'
Commonly used with
guests friends plumber stock supply workers
Forms
Base
have in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
has in
he/she/it
Past simple
had in
yesterday
Past participle
had in
have + pp
-ing form
having in
continuous
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