Definition of 'harbour'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense harbours
, present participle harbouring
, past tense, past participle harboured
regional note: in AM, use harbor
1. countable noun
2. verb
3. verb
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harbour in British English
verb
3. (transitive)
to give shelter to
to harbour a criminal
5.
to shelter (a vessel) in a harbour or (of a vessel) to seek shelter
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Derived forms
harbourer (ˈharbourer) or US harborer (ˈharborer) noun
harbourless (ˈharbourless) or US harborless (ˈharborless)
adjective
Word origin
Old English herebeorg, from here troop, army + beorg shelter; related to Old High German heriberga hostelry, Old Norse herbergiWord Frequency
harbour in American English
noun, verb transitive, verb intransitive
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harbour
British English: harbour
/ˈhɑːbə/ NOUN
A harbour is an area of deep water which is protected from the sea by land or walls, so that boats can be left there safely.
- American English: harbor /ˈhɑrbər/
- Arabic: مِينَاء
- Brazilian Portuguese: porto
- Chinese: 海港
- Croatian: luka
- Czech: přístav
- Danish: havn
- Dutch: haven
- European Spanish: puerto
- Finnish: satama
- French: port
- German: Hafen
- Greek: λιμάνι
- Italian: porto
- Japanese: 港
- Korean: 항구
- Norwegian: havn
- Polish: port okręt
- European Portuguese: porto
- Romanian: port
- Russian: гавань
- Latin American Spanish: puerto
- Swedish: hamn
- Thai: ท่าเรือ, อ่าวจอดเรือ
- Turkish: liman
- Ukrainian: гавань
- Vietnamese: bến cảng
British English: harbour
VERB /ˈhɑːbə/
If you harbour an emotion, thought, or secret, you have it in your mind over a long period of time.
...someone harbouring a grudge.
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