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To have a good name?

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Hi,I need to see how to define the [have] in [to have a good name].May I define them this way ?[to have] here----to get / to deserve / to receive / to obtain Thank you for your assistance.

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JohnParis:

To possess a good name.

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Mister Micawber:

'Have' = possess

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JohnParis:

Absolutely. And not only alike, but simultaneously.

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bepleased:

Hi, [Absolutely]. And [not only alike], [but simultaneously]. Strange to me, I can not make a story of the three expressions.Would you rephrase them ?And the other hand, [have a good name] how to define the [good]?Thank you very much.

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JohnParis:

Please excuse me Bepleased, I was responding to Mister Micawber's comment.
I should have responded as a "comment" and not as a" reply." I am sorry if I confused you.

To have a good name means that you are an honest person with admirable qualities. It means that you are a good person.

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