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haven

[ hey-vuhn ]

noun

  1. a harbor or port.
  2. any place of shelter and safety; refuge; asylum.


verb (used with object)

  1. to shelter, as in a haven.

haven

/ ˈheɪvən /

noun

  1. a port, harbour, or other sheltered place for shipping
  2. a place of safety or sanctuary; shelter


verb

  1. tr to secure or shelter in or as if in a haven

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Derived Forms

  • ˈhavenless, adjective

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Other Words From

  • haven·less adjective
  • haven·ward adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of haven1

First recorded before 1050; Middle English; Old English hæfen; cognate with Dutch haven, German Hafen, Old Norse hǫfn; akin to Old English hæf, Old Norse haf sea

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Word History and Origins

Origin of haven1

Old English hæfen, from Old Norse höfn; related to Middle Dutch havene, Old Irish cuan to bend

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Synonym Study

See harbor.

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Example Sentences

Cambodia, with its seemingly free press, is also a haven for foreign journalists.

Terrorists against Cuba who had once shot down passenger jets later found safe haven in Miami.

To hurt them at their safe haven and homes—such an attack is perfect revenge.

And one has to fight against that and create some haven for optimism.

The Arabs offered the Nazis a haven, as well as a market for all their nefarious dealings in arms and black market currency.

Henry Doggett, an officer of the revolutionary army, died at New Haven, aged 86.

A superstitious Italian, I believed that heaven had protected me from the devils to hand me over pure to the religious haven.

Svold is not an island as Snorri thought, but a haven or creek in the mouth of a river somewhat west of Rgen.

All in the vessel are, to a great extent, dependent upon him for a successful voyage, and a safe arrival at the desired haven.

He would have suffered in spontaneity, vivacity, originality, and quietly taken his anchorage in the sleepy haven of mediocrity.

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