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har·bour
(här′bər)n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of harbor.
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harbour
(ˈhɑːbə) orharbor
n
1. (Nautical Terms) a sheltered port
2. a place of refuge or safety
vb
3. (tr) to give shelter to: to harbour a criminal.
4. (tr) to maintain secretly: to harbour a grudge.
5. (Nautical Terms) to shelter (a vessel) in a harbour or (of a vessel) to seek shelter
[Old English herebeorg, from here troop, army + beorg shelter; related to Old High German heriberga hostelry, Old Norse herbergi]
ˈharbourer, ˈharborer n
ˈharbourless, ˈharborless adj
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har•bor
(ˈhɑr bər)n.
1. a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
2. such a body of water having docks or port facilities.
3. any place of shelter or refuge.
v.t. 4. to give shelter to: to harbor refugees.
5. to conceal; hide: to harbor fugitives.
6. to keep or hold in the mind; maintain; entertain: to harbor suspicion.
7. to house or contain.
8. to shelter (a vessel), as in a harbor.
v.i. 9. (of a vessel) to take shelter in a harbor.
Also, esp. Brit.,harbour.[before 1150; Middle English herber(we),herberge, Old English herebeorg lodgings, quarters =here army + (ge)beorg refuge; c. Old Saxon, Old High German heriberga]
har′bor•er, n.
har′bor•less, adj.
har′bor•ous, adj.
syn: harbor, port, haven refer to a shelter for ships. A harbor is a natural or an artificially constructed shelter and anchorage for ships: a fine harbor on the eastern coast. A port is a harbor viewed esp. with reference to its commercial activities and facilities: a thriving port. haven is a literary word meaning refuge, although occasionally referring to a natural harbor that can be utilized by ships as a place of safety: to seek a haven in a storm. See also cherish.
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harbour
Past participle: harboured
Gerund: harbouring
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| Noun | 1. |  harbour - a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargodocking facility, dockage, dock - landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late" landing place, landing - structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods seafront - the waterfront of a seaside town port - a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country coaling station - a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal port of call - any port where a ship stops except its home port anchorage ground, anchorage - place for vessels to anchor |
| 2. | harbour - a place of refuge and comfort and security | |
| Verb | 1. | harbour - secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) shelter - provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people" |
| 2. | harbour - keep in one's possession; of animals | |
| 3. | harbour - hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" | |
| 4. | harbour - maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
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harbour
noun
verb
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Translations
ميناءمِينَاءيأوييَضْمِرُ، يَحْمِلُ فِكْرَةً او شُعورا
пристанище
přístavživitpřechovávat
havnhusenæreskjule
haveno
satama
luka
kikötőmenedéket adtáplál
höfnhÿsa; skÿlaala í brjósti sér
港
항구
portus
priglobtisuteikti prieglobstįuostasuosto viršininkas
dot patvērumuostaperināt
hamn
ท่าเรือ
bến cảng
harbour
harbor (US) [ˈhɑːbəʳ]A. N → puerto m
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harbour
[ˈhɑːrbər] (British) harbor (US) n (for boats) → port m safe harbour
vt
(= provide refuge for) [+ criminal, terrorist] → abriter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
harbour
, (US) harborn → Hafen m
vt
criminal etc → beherbergen, Unterschlupf gewähren (+dat); goods → (bei sich) aufbewahren
suspicions, grudge, doubts, resentment → hegen; ambitions, feelings → haben; regrets → empfinden; to harbour thoughts of revenge → Rachegedanken hegen
(= conceal, contain) dirt harbours germs → Schmutz ist eine Brutstätte für Krankheitserreger; some sufferers continue to harbour the virus → in manchen Kranken lebt der Virus weiter
harbour
, (US) harbor:harbour dues
pl → Hafengebühr(en) f(pl)
harbour master
n → Hafenmeister(in) m(f)
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harbour
(American) harbor (ˈhaːbə) noun a place of shelter for ships. All the ships stayed in (the) harbour during the storm.
verb1. to give shelter or refuge to (a person). It is against the law to harbour criminals.
2. to have (usually bad) thoughts in one's head. He harbours a grudge against me.
ˈharbour-master noun the official in charge of a harbour.
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harbour
→ مِينَاء přístav havn Hafen λιμάνι puerto satama port luka porto 港 항구 haven havn port porto гавань hamn ท่าเรือ liman bến cảng 海港Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009