haven

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Old English hæfen, from Proto-Germanic *habanō (compare Dutch haven, German Hafen, Danish/Norwegian havn), from haban 'sea' (compare Old English hæf, German Haff 'gulf', Danish hav), from Proto-Indo-European *kopno (compare Irish cúan 'harbor, recess, haven'). See also hav.

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haven (plural havens)

  1. A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
  2. (by extension) A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.

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haven (third-person singular simple present havens, present participle havening, simple past and past participle havened)

  1. To put into, or provide with a haven.

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haven c.

  1. singular definite of have

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From Middle Dutch havene, from Old Dutch *havana, from Proto-Germanic *habnō, *habanō.

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haven f. (plural havens, diminutive haventje)

  1. harbour
  2. port

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haven

  1. to have

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haven

  1. definite plural of hav
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