have out
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To go to a doctor or dentist and get something taken out of your body.
Literal meaning: To have something taken out (removed).
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To have a part of the body or a foreign object surgically or medically removed.
"She had her wisdom teeth out last week and has been resting ever since."
Grammar: separable
2 B1 neutral
To have stitches or medical fastenings removed after healing.
"He went back to the clinic to have his stitches out after the wound had healed."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily used in medical or dental contexts. Always implies that a professional performs the removal. Common British colloquial phrasing. The object (tooth, tonsils, appendix) is placed between 'have' and 'out.'
Commonly used with
tooth tonsils appendix wisdom teeth stitches cyst
Forms
Base
have out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
has out
he/she/it
Past simple
had out
yesterday
Past participle
had out
have + pp
-ing form
having out
continuous
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