āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
harbor
/ËhÉËbÉ/
harbour
Harbor
01
āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°, āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ°
a sheltered area of water along the coast where ships, boats, and other vessels can anchor safely, typically protected from rough seas by natural or artificial barriers
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The town âs harbor is busy with fishing boats returning early in the morning.
āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The library became a harbor for students looking to escape the chaos of campus life.
āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻļā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
to harbor
01
āĻĒā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
to maintain thoughts, feelings, or emotions, often over time
Transitive: to harbor a thought or feeling
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She harbored doubts about the project âs success from the very beginning.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻšāĨ¤
02
āĻāĻļā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to provide a safe place for a person
Transitive: to harbor sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She was arrested for harboring a known criminal in her home.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
2.1
āĻāĻļā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to serve as a habitat or protective environment for a living organism
Transitive: to harbor an organism
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Coral reefs harbor diverse marine life, including fish, crustaceans, and mollusks.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ, āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻš āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The infected patient unknowingly harbored the flu virus for days before showing symptoms.
āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
to hold or possess something within
Transitive: to harbor sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The software platform is designed to harbor a vast amount of data.
āĻ¸āĻĢā§āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĄā§āĻāĻž āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The fishing boat harbored in the small coastal town after a long journey at sea.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻļā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of an organism) to live within another living organism as a host
Intransitive: to harbor somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Viruses can harbor in the cells of their hosts for long periods without detection.
āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻšā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻļāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
harborage
harborless
harbor
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
