Meaning

1 senses

  1. Standard spelling of harbor.

    The docks, which once harboured tall ships, now harbour only petty thieves.

More definitions
  • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
  • hold back a thought or feeling about
  • keep in one's possession; of animals
  • secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

Examples

63 sentences

  1. She can't help but harbour reservations about him.

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  2. There are many yachts in the harbour.

    У порту багато яхт.

    deIm Hafen liegen viele Jachten.

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  3. The ship lies in the harbour.

    ruСудно стоит в порту.

    deDas Schiff liegt im Hafen.

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  4. The fishing boats are leaving harbour.

    ruРыбацкие лодки покидают порт.

    deDie Fischerboote verlassen den Hafen.

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  5. The fishing boats were leaving harbour.

    ruРыбацкие лодки покидали порт.

    deDie Fischerboote verließen den Hafen.

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Forms

harbours, harbouring, harboured, harboured
Base formharbour · to harbour
3rd person singularharbours
Present participleharbouring
Past simpleharboured
Past participleharboured

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyharbour
he, she, itharbours

Past simpleLesson

all personsharboured

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave harboured
he, she, ithas harboured

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill harbour

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedharbourage

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
harbingerharborB1hardA1
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