I have cut my hair.

To 'have' something done means to get someone else to do it.

1. No.
2. Yes.


In the UK mostly, men cut men's hair and women cut (and style) women's hair. Additionally, men are often said to go to barber's shops, and women to hairdressing salons.

More completely, to 'have' something done or happen means that somebody else did something for or to you, or something happened, sometimes against your will:

He had a finger cut off because he could not pay his gambling debts.

He had his driving licence taken away after he was caught driving while drunk.

We had our hopes dashed when our team lost the match.

I had my windows smashed after I annoyed my neighbours.

I had my car repaired.

We had our shoes cleaned.

My mother had her car washed.

While what centrox has said is technically true, in the United States many people say "I have cut my hair" to mean "I have had my hair cut."

Thanks, centrox, for your detailed replies. Do British speakers also say "I cut my hair" to mean "I have had my haircut."

In general, when people say "I cut my hair, polished my shoes, washed my car, painted my house, mowed my lawn", (small personal things), it would be assumed they had done these things themselves. The boss of a big company might say "I closed three factories" to mean he had taken a decision which was carried out by others.

Thanks, centrox.

In the US, many men will go to a woman's salon and have their hair cut and styled. Some older guys prefer going to a male barber and usually don't get their hair styled. Younger men enjoy having a woman cut their hair and many also have their hair styled.

A lot depends on the City/town where a man or woman gets his/her hair done.

Some men enjoy having a shave, while at the Barbers. While there,I don't think many ( if any) women shave men or even if many men would trust a woman to shave them ( sexist thing?)

Also in the US , there is an ethnic twist to where a man or woman receives a hair/nail/foot treatment. Depending on the region, in the US, there may be little interracial mixing in hair salons for men and/or for women.