having

/ˈhav/

Middle English, from Old English habban; akin to Old High German habēn to have, and perhaps to hevan to lift

verb

  1. to hold or maintain as a possession, privilege, or entitlement

  2. to hold in one's use, service, regard, or at one's disposal

  3. to hold, include, or contain as a part or whole

they have a new car

the group will have enough tickets for everyone

idiom

  1. 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

  1. the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation

  2. that part of a bodily organ by which it is attached to another more central structure of the organism

  3. 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