niche
To place in a nicheTo place in a niche.
» U.S. companies are working to find a niche in the Japanese economy.
Amerikanische Firmen suchen nach einer Nische in der japanischen Wirtschaft. — Yorwba
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To place in a niche.
a niched vase
(transitive)To specialize in a niche, or particular narrow section of the market.
Examples
19 sentencesU.S. companies are working to find a niche in the Japanese economy.
deAmerikanische Firmen suchen nach einer Nische in der japanischen Wirtschaft. — Yorwba
He's trying to find his niche.
She's trying to find her niche.
They're trying to find their niche.
Tom found his niche in Boston.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French niche, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche, frUnadapted borrowing from French niche, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche, from nicher (“to make a nest”) (modern French nicher), from Vulgar Latin *nīdicāre, from Latin nīdus (“nest”). Doublet of nidus and nide via Latin and nest via Proto-Indo-European; also related to nyas.
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Forms
niches, niching, niched, nichedLessons 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
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.