Harboring Meaning in English

word · lemma: harbor

US

ˈhɑɹbɝɪŋ

HAR-ber-ing

UK

hˈɑːbɐ

HAH-buh-ring

التعريف

Holding a feeling, thought, or secret in your mind for a long time, or sheltering/protecting someone or something, especially secretly.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formally used in legal, narrative, and literary contexts. Common with words like 'harboring feelings', 'harboring a fugitive'. Refers both to emotions and to secretly protecting people or things. Not for physical harbors (ports for ships).

• Spanish: albergar - ocultar - abrigar
• Portuguese (BR): abrigar - esconder - alimentar (emocionalmente)
• Portuguese (PT): abrigar - esconder - alimentar (emocionalmente)
• Chinese (Simplified): 窝藏 - 心怀
• Chinese (Traditional): 窩藏 - 心懷
• Hindi: शरण देना - मन में रखना
• Arabic: إيواء - إخفاء - إضمار (مشاعر)
• Bengali: লুকিয়ে রাখা - আশ্রয় দেওয়া
• Russian: таить - укрывать
• Japanese: 抱く - 匿う
• Vietnamese: che giấu - nuôi dưỡng (cảm xúc)
• Korean: 품다 - 숨기다
• Turkish: gizlemek - barındırmak
• Urdu: چھپانا - پناہ دینا
• Indonesian: menyimpan (perasaan/pikiran) - melindungi secara diam-diam

جمل نموذجية

She is harboring a secret from her friends.

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He was arrested for harboring a criminal.

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Are you harboring any anger toward her?

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She’s been harboring doubts about her job for months.

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They accused him of harboring fugitives from justice.

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Stop harboring so much resentment—it’s not helping you.

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