haven
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English hæfen. See also hav ("ocean" in Scandinavian languages).
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- Rhymes: -eɪvən
[edit] Noun
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haven (plural havens)
- A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
- (by extension) A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.
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harbour
refuge
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[edit] Verb
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to haven (third-person singular simple present havens, present participle havening, simple past and past participle havened)
- To put into, or provide with a haven.
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to put into, or provide with a haven
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[edit] Danish
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haven c.
- Singular definite of have.
[edit] Dutch
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haven f. (plural havens, diminutive haventje, diminutive plural haventjes)
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[edit] Swedish
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haven
- definite form plural of hav
