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- [hahr-ber]
- /ˈhɑr bər/
- /ˈhɑː.bər/
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- [hahr-ber]
- /ˈhɑr bər/
Definitions of harbor word
- noun harbor a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents. 1
- noun harbor such a body of water having docks or port facilities. 1
- noun harbor any place of shelter or refuge: The old inn was a harbor for tired travelers. 1
- verb with object harbor to give shelter to; offer refuge to: They harbored the refugees who streamed across the borders. 1
- verb with object harbor to conceal; hide: to harbor fugitives. 1
- verb with object harbor to keep or hold in the mind; maintain; entertain: to harbor suspicion. 1
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Origin of harbor
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English herber(we), herberge, Old English herebeorg lodgings, quarters (here army + (ge)beorg refuge); cognate with German Herberge
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Parts of speech for Harbor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
harbor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
harbor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for harbor
verb harbor
- shelter — something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
- nurture — to feed and protect: to nurture one's offspring.
noun harbor
- port — located on the left side of a vessel or aircraft.
- dock — any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots.
- anchorage — An anchorage is a place where a boat can anchor safely.
- waterfront — land on the edge of a body of water.
- wharf — a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier.
Antonyms for harbor
verb harbor
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
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