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har·bour

(här′bər)

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of harbor.

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harbour

(ˈhɑːbə) or

harbor

1. (Nautical Terms) a sheltered port

2. a place of refuge or safety

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.

harbour

Past participle: harboured
Gerund: harbouring

Imperative
harbour
harbour

Present
I harbour
you harbour
he/she/it harbours
we harbour
you harbour
they harbour

Preterite
I harboured
you harboured
he/she/it harboured
we harboured
you harboured
they harboured

Present Continuous
I am harbouring
you are harbouring
he/she/it is harbouring
we are harbouring
you are harbouring
they are harbouring

Present Perfect
I have harboured
you have harboured
he/she/it has harboured
we have harboured
you have harboured
they have harboured

Past Continuous
I was harbouring
you were harbouring
he/she/it was harbouring
we were harbouring
you were harbouring
they were harbouring

Past Perfect
I had harboured
you had harboured
he/she/it had harboured
we had harboured
you had harboured
they had harboured

Future
I will harbour
you will harbour
he/she/it will harbour
we will harbour
you will harbour
they will harbour

Future Perfect
I will have harboured
you will have harboured
he/she/it will have harboured
we will have harboured
you will have harboured
they will have harboured

Future Continuous
I will be harbouring
you will be harbouring
he/she/it will be harbouring
we will be harbouring
you will be harbouring
they will be harbouring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been harbouring
you have been harbouring
he/she/it has been harbouring
we have been harbouring
you have been harbouring
they have been harbouring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been harbouring
you will have been harbouring
he/she/it will have been harbouring
we will have been harbouring
you will have been harbouring
they will have been harbouring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been harbouring
you had been harbouring
he/she/it had been harbouring
we had been harbouring
you had been harbouring
they had been harbouring

Conditional
I would harbour
you would harbour
he/she/it would harbour
we would harbour
you would harbour
they would harbour

Past Conditional
I would have harboured
you would have harboured
he/she/it would have harboured
we would have harboured
you would have harboured
they would have harboured

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Noun	1.	harbour - a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo harbor, seaport, haven docking 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 harbor asylum, sanctuary, refuge - a shelter from danger or hardship
Verb	1.	harbour - secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) harbor 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 harbor keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
	3.	harbour - hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" shield, harbor conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
	4.	harbour - maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" harbor, nurse, entertain, hold feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"

harbour

noun

1. port, haven, dock, mooring, marina, pier, wharf, anchorage, jetty, pontoon, slipway The ship was allowed to tie up in the harbour.

2. sanctuary, haven, shelter, retreat, asylum, refuge, oasis, covert, safe haven, sanctum a safe harbour for music rejected by the mainstream

verb

1. hold, bear, maintain, nurse, retain, foster, entertain, nurture, cling to, cherish, brood over He might have been murdered by someone harbouring a grudge.

2. shelter, protect, hide, relieve, lodge, shield, conceal, secrete, provide refuge, give asylum to harbouring terrorist suspects

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Translations

ميناءمِينَاءيأوييَضْمِرُ، يَحْمِلُ فِكْرَةً او شُعورا

пристанище

přístavživitpřechovávat

havnhusenæreskjule

Hafen hegen Zuflucht bieten

λιμάνι

haveno

puerto

satama

port abriter havre darse donner asile

luka

kikötőmenedéket adtáplál

höfnhÿsa; skÿlaala í brjósti sér

porto portuale proteggere rifugio asilo

港

항구

portus

priglobtisuteikti prieglobstįuostasuosto viršininkas

dot patvērumuostaperināt

hamn

ท่าเรือ

liman saklamak barındırmak beslemek

bến cảng

怀藏海港港口隐匿

harbour

harbor (US) [ˈhɑːbəʳ]

A. N → puerto m

B. VT (= retain) [+ fear, hope] → abrigar; (= shelter) [+ criminal, spy] → dar abrigo or refugio a; (= conceal) → esconder
that corner harbours the dust → en ese rincón se amontona el polvo
to harbour a grudge → guardar rencor

C. CPD harbour dues NPL → derechos mpl portuarios
harbour master N → capitán m de puerto

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harbour

[ˈhɑː^rbə^r] (British) harbor (US)

n (for boats) → port m safe harbour

(= provide refuge for) [+ criminal, terrorist] → abriter

(= entertain) [+ hopes, suspicions, doubts] → entretenir; [+ ambitions] → nourrir; [+ regrets] → nourrir
to harbour a grudge against sb → en vouloir à qnharbour dues (British) harbor dues (US) npl → droits mpl de portharbour master (British) harbor master (US) n → capitaine m de port

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harbour

, (US) harbor

n → Hafen m

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 bar

n → Sandbank f → vor dem Hafen

harbour dues

pl → Hafengebühr(en) f(pl)

harbour master

n → Hafenmeister(in) m(f)

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harbour

harbor (Am) [ˈhɑːbəʳ]

1. n → porto

2. vt (hold, grudge, resentment) → covare, nutrire; (shelter, criminal, spy) → dar rifugio a, tener nascosto/a

harbour

(American) harbor (ˈhaːbə) noun

a place of shelter for ships. All the ships stayed in (the) harbour during the storm.

verb

1. 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.

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

References in classic literature ?

Her new home could not yet be seen; but before her lay Four Winds Harbor like a great, shining mirror of rose and silver.

"Probably she's some visitor in Four Winds--likely some one from that big summer hotel over the harbor."

The first glimpse of her new home was a delight to eye and spirit--it looked so like a big, creamy seashell stranded on the harbor shore.

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Here it was that the Ithaca came to anchor in a little harbor, while her crew under von Horn, and the Malay first mate, Bududreen, accompanied Professor Maxon in search of a suitable location for a permanent camp.

As she sat speculating on the strange change which had come over her father her eyes had wandered aimlessly along the harbor's entrance; the low reef that protected it from the sea, and the point of land to the south, that projected far out into the strait like a gigantic index finger pointing toward the mainland, the foliage covered heights of which were just visible above the western horizon.

When it had come to within half a mile of the anchorage of the Ithaca, and was about to enter the mouth of the harbor Sing Lee's eyes chanced to fall upon it.

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They told us the ship had been lying at anchor in the harbor two or three hours.

Such another system of overhauling, general littering of cabins and packing of trunks we had not seen since we let go the anchor in the harbor of Beirout.

At last, one pleasant morning, we steamed up the harbor of New York, all on deck, all dressed in Christian garb--by special order, for there was a latent disposition in some quarters to come out as Turks--and amid a waving of handkerchiefs from welcoming friends, the glad pilgrims noted the shiver of the decks that told that ship and pier had joined hands again and the long, strange cruise was over.

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The whole French court ran to the harbor, while the quays and jetties were soon covered by crowds of people.

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About three o'clock in the afternoon they came about off a beautiful wooded shore opposite the mouth of what appeared to be a land-locked harbor.

Before dark the barkentine lay peacefully at anchor upon the bosom of the still, mirror-like surface of the harbor.