Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [hach]
- /hætʃ/
- /hætʃ/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [hach]
- /hætʃ/
Definitions of hatch word
- verb with object hatch to mark with lines, especially closely set parallel lines, as for shading in drawing or engraving. 1
- verb with object hatch hachure (def 3). 1
- verb without object hatch to be hatched. 1
- verb without object hatch to brood. 1
- noun hatch a shading line in drawing or engraving. 1
- idioms hatch batten down the / one's hatches, Nautical. prepare for stormy weather: used as a command. to prepare to meet an emergency or face a great difficulty: The government must batten down its hatches before the election. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of hatch
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English hacchen; akin to German hecken to hatch
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hatch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hatch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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".
hatch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hatch
verb hatch
- spawn — Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
- come up with — If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
- originate — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
- concoct — If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true.
- formulate — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
noun hatch
- trap door — a door flush with the surface of a floor, ceiling, or roof.
- flap — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- entrance — An opening, such as a door, passage, or gate, that allows access to a place.
- doorway — the passage or opening into a building, room, etc., commonly closed and opened by a door; portal.
- access — If you have access to a building or other place, you are able or allowed to go into it.
Antonyms for hatch
verb hatch
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
Top questions with hatch
- how to hatch pokemon eggs?
- how long does it take for robin eggs to hatch?
- how to hatch eggs faster?
- how long does it take for duck eggs to hatch?
- how long does it take for turtle eggs to hatch?
- how long does it take for lice eggs to hatch?
- how to hatch chicken eggs?
- how to hatch pokemon eggs faster?
- how long does it take robin eggs to hatch?
- when do sea turtles hatch?
- how long does it take for fleas to hatch?
- how long for nits to hatch?
- how many steps does it take to hatch an egg?
- how long does it take for roach eggs to hatch?
- how long does it take for finch eggs to hatch?