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Dictionary: ha·ven   ('vən) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A harbor or anchorage; a port.
  2. A place of refuge or rest; a sanctuary.
tr.v., -vened, -ven·ing, -vens.

To put into or provide with a haven.

[Middle English, from Old English hæfen.]


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noun

    Something that physically protects, especially from danger: asylum, cover, covert, harbor, protection, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, shelter. See attack/defend, safety/danger.

verb

    To give refuge to: harbor, house, shelter. See protection/exposure.

 

n. an inlet providing shelter for ships or boats; a harbor or small port.

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IN BRIEF: n. - A shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary; A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo.

Tutor's tip: The garden, a "haven" (a safe place) for birds and butterflies, is like "heaven" (that other world where people are eternally happy) on Earth.

 
Wikipedia: Haven
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Haven may refer to:

  • Harbor, a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored
  • Sanctuary, a consecrated area or a place of safety

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - havn, tilflugtssted
v. tr. - søge havn

Nederlands (Dutch)
toevluchtsoord, haven, baai

Français (French)
n. - refuge, (fig) havre, port
v. tr. - abriter, héberger

Deutsch (German)
n. - Port, Zufluchtsort
v. - schützen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λιμάνι, αραξοβόλι, (μτφ.) καταφύγιο, απάγκιο, άσυλο, καταφεύγω σε λιμάνι
v. - καταφεύγω σε λιμάνι

Italiano (Italian)
rifugio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - porto (m), refúgio (m) (fig.)
v. - abrigar

Русский (Russian)
гавань, убежище, поставить судно в гавань

Español (Spanish)
n. - refugio, asilo, puerto
v. tr. - dar refugio o asilo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hamn, tillflyktsort
v. - skydda

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
港口, 安息所, 避难所, 安置...于港中, 入港, 庇护

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 港口, 安息所, 避難所
v. tr. - 安置...於港中, 入港, 庇護

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 항구, 피난처
v. tr. - (배를) 피난 시키다, 항구에 매다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 港, 避難所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مرفأ, ملاذ, مأوى, حمى (فعل) يحمي, يؤوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נמל, מקום מפלט, חוף מבטחים‬
v. tr. - ‮נתן מחסה או מקלט‬


 
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