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haber meaning in English

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haber verb

be(exist)
verb
[UK: bi] [US: bi]

have [had, having, has](auxiliary used in forming the perfect and the past perfect tenses)
verb
[UK: həv] [US: həv]

there be(to exist)
verb

haber de phrase

be supposed to(Required to)
phrase
[UK: bi sə.ˈpəʊzd tuː] [US: bi səˈpoʊzd ˈtuː]

haber gato encerrado verb

smell a rat(to sense something suspicious)
verb
[UK: smel ə ræt] [US: ˈsmel ə ˈræt]

haber nacido ayer verb

be born yesterday(to be inexperienced)
verb

haber que verb

have to(obligation)
verb
[UK: həv tuː] [US: həv ˈtuː]

haber sido cocinero antes que fraile phrase

not one's first rodeo(not the first time one has been in a situation)
phrase

haber tongo adjective

rigged(pre-arranged)
adjective
[UK: rɪɡd] [US: ˈrɪɡd]

haberle mirado un tuerto verb

not win for losingverb

but use the verb haber for "be" in this sense pronoun

therepronoun
[UK: ðeə(r)] [US: ˈðer]

en su haber preposition

under one's belt(within one's experience)
preposition

encantado de haberse conocido adjective

full of oneself(egotistical)
adjective

habido y por haber preposition

under the sun(in existence)
preposition