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

However, home prices are still rising across the U.S., and housing experts fear the impact that Trump's immigration policies and tariffs on goods imported from Canada, especially softwood lumber, could have on construction costs and inventory levels. —William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025

In an audio recording heard in the documentary, Welch, who was born in Chicago and raised in California, talks about the effect her dad's erasure of her Bolivian side had on her. —Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025

Remember the breathing mask and tube Harmony had on her shrine to Lumon, then carried around in her car? —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025

Nagging LaMalfa’s office is particularly important given the cuts that Musk wants to make across the federal government, and the trickle-down effect that may have on the rural northern county. —Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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

Rhymes for have on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• chitosan
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon