berth
To bring into a berthTo bring (a ship or other vessel) into a berth (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1); also, to provide a berth for (a vessel).
» I'd like to reserve a sleeping berth.
Ich möchte einen Schlafwagenplatz reservieren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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7 senses(transitive)To bring (a ship or other vessel) into a berth (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1); also, to provide a berth for (a vessel).
provide with a berth
To bring (a ship or other vessel) into a berth (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1); also, to provide a berth for (a vessel).
(specifically, transitive)To use a device to bring (a spacecraft) into its berth or dock.
anlegen
прича́ливатьpričálivatʹ, прича́литьpričálitʹ
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
(broadly, transitive)To assign (someone) a berth (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.3 or etymology 1, noun sense 2.2) or place to sleep on a vessel, a train, etc.
(figuratively, transitive)To provide (someone) with a berth (noun etymology 1, noun sense 3.1) or appointment, job, or position.
(intransitive, reflexive)Of a vessel: to move into a berth.
(broadly, intransitive)Of a person: to occupy a berth.
(archaic, historical)Chiefly in shipbuilding: to construct (a ship or part of it) using wooden boards or planks; to board, to plank.
Examples
7 sentencesI'd like to reserve a sleeping berth.
deIch möchte einen Schlafwagenplatz reservieren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The sailor retired to his berth early.
Whenever she sees me, she gives me a wide berth.
deImmer, wenn sie mich sieht, macht sie einen großen Bogen um mich. — al_ex_an_der
The first ships are expected to berth at the port in November.
Water depth in front of main berths is 13.5 m below CD.
deDie Wassertiefe vor den Hauptliegeplätzen beträgt 13,5 m unter SKN. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
The noun is derived from Late Middle English birth (“(nautical) bearing away or off, clearThe noun is derived from Late Middle English birth (“(nautical) bearing away or off, clearance, berth”). Further etymology uncertain, but probably from beren (“to carry (away), bear”) + -th (suffix denoting a condition, quality, state of being, etc., forming nouns); if so, the English word is analysable as bear + -th (suffix forming nouns from verbs), and is a piecewise doublet of birth.
Possibly borrowed from Icelandic byrði (“side of a ship, board”).
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Forms
berths, berthing, berthed, berthedSynonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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