FromMiddle English haven havene Old English hæfen ( “ haven; harbour; port ” ) , fromProto-West Germanic *habanu Proto-Germanic *habnō *habanō Dutch haven German Hafen Norwegian Danish havn Swedish hamn French havre Proto-Germanic *habą ( “ sea ” ) (compareOld English hæf Middle Low German haf Old Norse haf ( “ sea ” ) ,German Haff ( “ bay or lagoon behind a spit ” ) , perhaps, in the sense of "heaving sea", etymologically identical withOld Norse haf ( “ heaving, lifting, uplift, elevation ” ) , derived fromProto-Germanic *habjaną ( “ to lift, heave ” ) ), or fromProto-Indo-European *kh₂pnós Old Irish cúan ( “ harbor, recess, haven ” ) ).Doublet ofabra
haven (plural havens
( literal , dated ) harbour oranchorage protected from the sea.c. 1607–1608 (date written)William Shakespeare , [George Wilkins ?],The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. [ … ] [ … ] [William White andThomas Creede ] for Henry Gosson, [ … ] 1609 ,→OCLC hauen ,]:1842 Alfred Tennyson , “"Break, break, break,"”, inPoems. [ … ] Edward Moxon , [ … ] →OCLC page229 :And the stately ships go on / To theirhaven under the hill;
Asafe place.Synonyms: refuge sanctuary zoar 2011 December 21, Helen Pidd, “Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis”, inthe Guardian [1] Since its conception, the European Union has been ahaven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world.
Apeaceful ortranquil place. harbour
Arabic:مِينَاء m ( mīnāʔ ) ,مَرْفَأ m ( marfaʔ ) Bulgarian:малко пристанище n ( malko pristanište ) Catalan:port (ca) m Chinese:Mandarin:避風港 / 避风港 (zh) ( bìfēnggǎng ) ,海港 (zh) ( hǎigǎng ) Danish:havn (da) c Dutch:haven (nl) f Finnish:suojasatama valkama (fi) French:port (fr) m havre (fr) m German:Hafen (de) m Greek:λιμάνι (el) n ( limáni ) Ancient:λιμήν m ( limḗn ) Hebrew:נמל (he) n ( namél ) Hungarian:kikötő (hu) ,rév (hu) Italian:porto (it) m Japanese:港 (ja) ( みなと, minato ) ,海港 (ja) ( かいこう, kaikō ) Korean:항구(港口) (ko) ( hanggu ) ,해항(海港) (ko) ( haehang ) Low German:Haven Macedonian:приста́ниште n ( pristánište ) Maori:whanga Norman:hâvre Ottoman Turkish:لیمان ( liman ) ,مرسی ( mersa ) Polish:port (pl) Portuguese:porto (pt) m Russian:га́вань (ru) f ( gávanʹ ) ,порт (ru) m ( port ) Serbo-Croatian:luka (sh) Spanish:puerto (es) m Swedish:hamn (sv) c Yiddish:פּאָרט ( port ) ,האַוון ( havn )
refuge
Arabic:مَلَاذ m ( malāḏ ) ,مَلْجَأ m ( maljaʔ ) Bulgarian:убежище (bg) n ( ubežište ) Catalan:refugi (ca) m Chinese:Mandarin:避難所 / 避难所 (zh) ( bìnànsuǒ ) Danish:tilflugtssted n refugium n fristed n Dutch:vrijhaven (nl) f toevluchtsoord (nl) m Finnish:turvapaikka (fi) French:asile (fr) m refuge (fr) m abri (fr) m havre (fr) m German:Zufluchtsort (de) m Rückzugsort (de) m Greek:καταφύγιο (el) n ( katafýgio ) Hungarian:rév (hu) ,menedék (hu) Japanese:避難所 (ja) ( ひなんじょ, hinanjo ) Kazakh:баспана ( baspana ) Korean:피난처(避難所) (ko) ( pinancheo ) Macedonian:засо́лниште n ( zasólnište ) ,прибе́жиште n ( pribéžište ) Maori:piringa punanga tuohunga whakamaurutanga āhuru mōwai Norman:hâvre Polish:przystań (pl) f Portuguese:refúgio (pt) m Punjabi:ਪਨਾਹਗਾਹ f ( panāhgāh ) Russian:убе́жище (ru) n ( ubéžišče ) ,укры́тие (ru) n ( ukrýtije ) ,прибе́жище (ru) n ( pribéžišče ) ,приста́нище (ru) n ( pristánišče ) ,прию́т (ru) m ( prijút ) Serbo-Croatian:sklonište (sh) ,pribježište (sh) ,luka spasa refugij (sh) Spanish:asilo (es) m refugio (es) m Swedish:fristad (sv) c tillflyktsort (sv) c
haven (third-person singular simple present havens present participle havening simple past and past participle havened
To put into, or provide with a haven. to put into, or provide with a haven
FromMiddle English haven have -en ( plural simple present ending ) .
haven
( obsolete ) plural simplepresent ofhave 1540 Thomas [Cranmer] , “A Prologue or Preface [ … ] The Byble in Englyshe, [ … ] (Great Bible ),[ 2nd edition] ,[ London] : [ … ] Edward whytchurche ,signature [i], verso :And they that occupye them bene in moche ſauegarde, andhauen greate conſolacyon, and bene the readyer vnto all goodnes, the ſlower to all euyll, and yf they haue done any thing amyſe, anone euen by the ſyght of the bookes theyꝛ conſciences bene admoniſhed, and they waxen ſoꝛy ⁊ aſhamed of the facte.
1570 John Foxe ,Actes and Monuments page517 :For Lord, what charityhauen such men of religion, that knowen how they mowen against and sinne, and fleen awat from their brethren that bene more vncunning then they ben, and suffren thē to trauelen in the world withouten their councel as beastes?
1606 N[athaniel] B[axter] ,Sir Philip Sydneys Ouránia, That Is, Endimions Song and Tragedie, Containing All Philosophie , London: [ … ] Ed. Allde, for Edward White, [ … ] →OCLC signature G, recto :The craftie Badger, the Watry Otter / Whome Howndes purſue, till theyhauen got her / Theſe Beaſtes been of higheſt Regard and Price / To pleaſure Princes and to murder vice.
haven c
definite singular ofhave FromMiddle Dutch havene Old Dutch *havana Proto-West Germanic *habanu Proto-Germanic *habnō *habanō
haven f plural havens diminutive haventje n
harbour De schepen liggen veilig in dehaven . ―The ships are safe in theharbour . We namen een wandeling bij het kleinehaventje na het diner. ―We took a walk by the smallharbour after dinner. port Rotterdam heeft een van de grootstehavens ter wereld. ―Rotterdam has one of the largestports in the world. See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
haven
plural ofhave FromProto-Finnic *habën Baltic
IPA (key ) : /ˈhɑʋen/ ,[ˈhɑ̝ʋe̞n] Rhymes:-ɑʋen Syllabification(key ) :ha‧ven Hyphenation(key ) :ha‧ven haven ( dialectal , Southwest Finnish , Uusimaa , Kymenlaakso , Kainuu , North Karelia, South Karelia )
( usually in theplural ) hair (on the head, beard, etc.)Synonyms: hapsi hius FromOld English habban Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Proto-Germanic *habjaną
haven third-person singular simple present hath present participle havynge first-/third-person singular past indicative hadde past participle had
toown ( to haveownership of ) :topossess (anabstraction ; aquality ) toinclude (as a part, ingredient, or feature).c. 1395 John Wycliffe ,John Purvey [et al. ], transl.,Bible Wycliffite Bible (later version) , MS Lich 10.)[2] c. 1410 ,James 2:17,folio 110, recto , column 2; republished asWycliffe's translation of the New Testament ,Lichfield : Bill Endres,2010 :ſo alſo feiþ if ithaþ not werkis .· is deed in it ſelf So faith, if it doesn'tincorporate works as well, is dead on its own. tohold ; tohave atdisposal toget ,acquire , orobtain :c. 1375 Iohne Barbour ,De geſtis bellis et uirtutibus domini Roberti de Brwyß [ ] (The Brus [3] Ouchtirmunſye : Iohannes Ramſay, published1489 ,folio 2, recto , lines225-228 ; republished atEdinburgh :National Library of Scotland ,c. 2010 :A fredome is a noble thing / fredome mayß man tohaiff liking / fredome all ſolace to ma[n] giffis / He levys at eß [that] frely levys Oh, freedom is a noble thing: / it allows people toget enjoyment / and provides all of humanity's peace. / If you live free, you live at ease! c. 1395 John Wycliffe ,John Purvey [et al. ], transl.,Bible Wycliffite Bible (later version) , MS Lich 10.)[4] c. 1410 ,Joon 10:10,folio 49, verso , column 1; republished asWycliffe's translation of the New Testament ,Lichfield : Bill Endres,2010 :a nyȝt þeef comeþ not .· but þat he ſteele ſle ⁊ leeſe / and I cam þat þeyhaue lijf .· ⁊haue more plenteuouſli. A stealthy thief doesn't come unless he can steal, kill, and ruin. But I came so they couldhave life, andhave it more abundantly. totake (in); to begiven tohave ( a child ) ; togive birth todo ; toperform ( an action ) :( with preposition ) take ( away ) tohave ( done ) ; tocause to( do, be ) to beobliged todo ; to bescheduled to do. ( auxillary ) Denotes completion; forms the perfect tense. tokeep ; tomaintain (in a condition) tohave ( in a certain relationship ) toconsider ; tolook upon toexperience ; toundergo As in Modern English,haven may be used elliptically in auxiliary constructions if the main verb is implicit. The perfect progressive construction (modernhave been + present) is known in Middle English, though rare and late. Some intransitive verbs may form the perfect withben haven Conjugation ofhaven (weak irregular/in -ed ) infinitive (to)haven have present tense past tense 1st-person singular have hadde haved 2nd-person singular havest haddest havedest 3rd-person singular haveth hadde haved subjunctive singular have imperative singular — plural 1 haven have hadden hadde haveden havede imperative plural haveth have — participles havynge havende had haved yhad yhaved
1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
haven
alternative form ofhavene FromOld High German hafan m ( “ pot ” ) .
haven
pot haven
definite plural ofhav FromOld Frisian *hafen *haven Proto-West Germanic *habanu Proto-Germanic *habnō
haven c plural havens diminutive haventsje
harbour haven ,refuge “haven (I) ”, inWurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch),2011 
