"have a fable for" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-have a fable for.ogg Forms: has a fable for [present, singular, third-person], having a fable for [participle, present], had a fable for [participle, past], had a fable for [past]
Etymology: From the French "avoir un faible pour". Faible is cognate with foible and feeble. Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a fable for}} have a fable for (third-person singular simple present has a fable for, present participle having a fable for, simple past and past participle had a fable for)
  1. (idiomatic) To have a weakness for. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-have_a_fable_for-en-verb-d4Bn0OaC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for have a fable for meaning in English (2.0kB)

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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "had a fable for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "had a fable for",
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          "ref": "2007, Helmut W. Horchler, Native Friendships, page 137",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Wilfried F. Voss, The Bleeding Hills, Copperhill Media Corporation, page 38",
          "text": "My mother, just like your wife, had a fable for Gaelic names, and Seamus is the Gaelic version of James.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, \"Exclusive Hot-Spot\", Vienna Deluxe, Winter 2012, page 67",
          "text": "Those that have a fable for good music combined with excellent food will love the unique concept of this club!"
        }
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        "(idiomatic) To have a weakness for."
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        "present",
        "singular",
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          "ref": "2009, Wilfried F. Voss, The Bleeding Hills, Copperhill Media Corporation, page 38",
          "text": "My mother, just like your wife, had a fable for Gaelic names, and Seamus is the Gaelic version of James.",
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