having
/ˈhav/
verb
to hold or maintain as a possession, privilege, or entitlement
to hold in one's use, service, regard, or at one's disposal
to hold, include, or contain as a part or whole
they have a new car
the group will have enough tickets for everyone
idiom
despite what one just said
Their work has been fairly good. Having said that, I still think there's a lot of room for improvement.
noun
the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
that part of a bodily organ by which it is attached to another more central structure of the organism
the lower part of a wall, pier, or column considered as a separate architectural feature
the base of the mountain
the base of the thumb