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What is being signed (English Meaning)

HAVE (as in "to possess")

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This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)

• EXIST (as in "to be alive")
• GOT
• HAD
• HAS
• HAVE (as in "to possess")
• OWN
• POSSESS
• POSSESSION

Examples of Usage

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English Sentence

I love anything that has chocolate in it.

ASL Gloss

I LOVE ANYTHING HAVE CHOCOLATE INSIDE.

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I have many good ideas for your birthday party.

ASL Gloss

YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY MANY GOOD IDEAS I HAVE.

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Regina Hughes was the first deaf artist to have a solo show at the Smithsonian.

ASL Gloss

R-E-G-I-N-A H-U-G-H-E-S HERSELF FIRST DEAF ARTIST HAVE SOLO S-H-O-W WHERE? S-M-I-T-H-S-O-N-I-A-N

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We are having spaghetti and meatballs for dinner.

ASL Gloss

DINNER SPAGHETTI MEAT B-A-L-L-S WE HAVE.

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I am lucky to have a very big bathtub.

ASL Gloss

BIG BATH T-U-B I HAVE LUCKY ME.

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CJ Jones is a famous Deaf actor and comedian. He says “Anything is possible. Success has nothing to do with being deaf or black or any disability. It has to do with your passion to do greater things in life!”

ASL Gloss

C-J J-O-N-E-S HIMSELF FAMOUS DEAF ACTOR AND COMEDIAN. HE SAYS QUOTE ANYTHING POSSIBLE! NOTHING RELATED-TO DEAF BLACK DISABLED. ABOUT HAVING PASSION DO WONDERFUL THINGS LIFE.

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Rush Limbaugh is a radio host. He is deaf, but uses cochlear implants to hear.

ASL Gloss

R-U-S-H L-I-M-B-A-U-G-H HIMSELF RADIO HOST. HE DEAF BUT HAVE COCHLEAR IMPLANT.

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You can't put a price on freedom.

ASL Gloss

FREEDOM HAVE PRICE NONE.

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I have a fake tooth.

ASL Gloss

FAKE TOOTH I HAVE.

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I have more than 100 pigs on my farm.

ASL Gloss

MY FARM HAVE WHAT? MORE-THAN 100 PIGS.

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To be successful, it helps to have good grammar.

ASL Gloss

YOU WANT SUCCESS IMPORTANT HAVE GOOD GRAMMAR.

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To be successful, it helps to have good grammar.

ASL Gloss

YOU WANT SUCCESS IMPORTANT HAVE GOOD GRAMMAR.

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I have a dentist appointment tomorrow.

ASL Gloss

TOMORROW DENTIST APPOINTMENT I HAVE.

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I wish we had more healthy school lunch options.

ASL Gloss

MORE HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCH OPTIONS I WISH WE HAD.

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It is your right to a free and appropriate education.

ASL Gloss

FREE APPROPRIATE EDUCATION YOU HAVE RIGHT.

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Matt Hamill is a Deaf wrestler. He won three NCAA National Championships, a silver and gold medal in the Deaflympics, and there is a movie about his life called “The Hammer.”

ASL Gloss

M-A-T-T H-A-M-I-L-L HIMSELF DEAF WRESTLER. HE EXTENSIVE-LIST ACCOMPLISHMENTS ONE-OF-THREE N-C-A-A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, TWO-OF-THREE HE WON 1 SILVER MEDAL 1 GOLD MEDAL DEAFLYMPICS, THREE-OF-THREE HAVE MOVIE ABOUT HIS LIFE QUOTE “T-H-E H-A-M-M-E-R

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I want to ask you another question.

ASL Gloss

I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU.

Sign Variations for this Word

• Variation 1 - ASL
• Variation 2 - Fingerspelled

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