harbor

CEFRB1

/ˈhɑːbə/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    A sheltered place where ships can stay safely.

  2. 02

    verb

    To secretly keep a person or feeling.

Examples

  • You will see a forest of masts in the harbor.

  • Many yachts are in the harbor.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

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noun

Extra meanings

  1. A mixing box for materials.

  2. A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.

  3. Any place of shelter.

More examples

In context

  • The docks, which once harbored tall ships, now harbor only petty thieves.

  • The neighborhood is a well-known harbor for petty thieves.

  • The fleet harbored in the south.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English herberwe, herber, from Old English herebeorg (“shelter, lodgings, quarters”), from Proto-West Germanic *harjabergu (“army shelter, refuge”), from *harjaz (“army”) + *bergō (“protection”), equivalent to Old English here (“army, host”) + beorg (“defense, protection, refuge”). The final syllable was subsequently altered by analogy with the Anglo‐Norman and Old French suffix -or (as seen in loanwords like honour and labour). Doublet of albergo and auberge. See also borrow, bury, harbinger, harry and here.