haver

¹

[ hey-ver ]

verb (used without object)

, Chiefly British.

1. to equivocate; vacillate.

haver

²

[ khah-ver ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural ha·ve·rim [kh, ah-ve-, reem].

1. friend; comrade; companion.

haver

/ ˈheɪvə /

verb

1. to dither
2. dialect.
   to talk nonsense; babble

noun

1. usually plural nonsense

Word History and Origins

Origin of haver¹

First recorded in 1780–90; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of haver¹

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Many follow American specialists like Dr Mary Claire Haver who shares latest research on social media and celebrities like Hollywood actresses Naomi Watts and Halle Berry who have been promoting the documentary The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause.

From BBC

Around the same time as her social media post, Garth devoted a full episode of her podcast “I Choose Me” to a discussion about destigmatizing menopause with Dr. Mary Claire Haver.

From Salon

The writer Grayson Haver Currin provided just such a reminder, in an incisive profile of McLachlan published by The New York Times this week.

From New York Times

Because women’s menopause concerns are frequently ignored, that leaves them open to quick-fix miracle cures, according to Mary Claire Haver, an OB-GYN and author of “The New Menopause,” coming in 2024 from Rodale Books.

From Seattle Times

“The P.L.A. very much assumes the United States will in some form intervene in a Taiwan conflict, and they work very hard to prepare for that type of scenario,” Ms. Haver said.

From New York Times