"have someone going" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has someone going [present, singular, third-person], having someone going [participle, present], had someone going [participle, past], had someone going [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<has,,had>}} have someone going (third-person singular simple present has someone going, present participle having someone going, simple past and past participle had someone going)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: See have, go. Translations (Translations): tener ilusionado a alguien (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-have_someone_going-en-verb-jBecpf1h Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 33 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 23 38 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 61 39 0
  2. (colloquial) To temporarily convince someone of a falsehood. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-have_someone_going-en-verb-LXKc5mMS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 33 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 23 38
  3. (colloquial) To cause someone to be excited, aroused, or upset. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-have_someone_going-en-verb-iRmgdvTq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 33 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 27 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 23 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 22 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 21 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: get someone going
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