v. Used to form the pluperfect tense, expressing a completed action in the past (+ past participle).
v. As past subjunctive: ‘would have’.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imperative-and-past-participle. See have.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Preterit and past participle of have, and as an auxiliary making pluperfect tense-phrases.
A variant of haud for hold.
Word Usage
"My vet had previously told us that Matu (pictured) had arthritis in his back legs, and had even offered some glucosamine, a dietary supplement that is also taken by humans."