No. 16 in Dutch
heeft
"Has" (third person singular of "to have").
In a sentence
Hij heeft een kat.
He has a cat.
Here, 'heeft' functions as the auxiliary verb indicating possession.
Zij heeft altijd goed gereden.
She has always driven well.
In this sentence, 'heeft' serves as the auxiliary verb for the present perfect tense.
Het heeft geen zin om te wachten.
It does not make sense to wait.
Here, 'heeft' is used within an expression to convey the conceptual possession of meaning.
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