to harbor
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6.6
- verb
- /ˈhɑrbər/
- US
:
guardar rencor
- I realized that I, too, am harboring a secret.
- harbor worthwhile ideas
- harbor resentment
- harbor negative attitudes
I, I, I'm, I don't really harbor like, resentment towards him.
- I, I, I'm, I don't really harbor like, resentment towards him.
- Samuel is unblooded, barely scraping by and harboring some kind of secret.
- Well, and the fact that he's still clearly harboring those feelings.
- Whilst I was at school I didn't harbor any particular love towards math or physics.
- So, so, yeah, I think, I think they they, they harbored a lot of guilt over it.
- Depends on how many sins you decide to continue harboring.
- And a huge resurgence of all the insecurities and fears that I harbored as a as a as a child.
- And, and what, instead of that being true, what was true was that no, they're still people that harbor ill will to the constitution, to our Federal Republic.
- And it's worse, though, when children are told, oh, you must always respect your elders, or that it is forbidden to harbor bad feelings about family.
- It's not a place where I harbor, you know, ill will or and it can't come out right.
- Yes, that sometimes I want to harbor that energy quarter it.
Examples
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Right now, I'm harboring animosity towards you.
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and she still harbors resentment towards this man.
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I harbor no ill will about anything that may have happened.
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I had this, I harbored this hope that maybe I could write for print magazine one day.
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Let's suppose someone were dastardly enough to harbor such thoughts.
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So, so, yeah, I think, I think they they, they harbored a lot of guilt over it.
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Until just a week ago... I still harbored the fantasy that you and he would get together again.
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Don't harbor resentment, don't harbor frustration and let that stuff build up.
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She harbored something truly sinister, fueled by years of anger and scorn.
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I harbor no ill will about anything that may have happened.
Synonyms
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1.1
To believe something to be true
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4.2
Think about an idea or possibility
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6.7
To keep a feeling or idea for a long time
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.7
A harbor in Hawaii where a United States navy base was attacked by Japan in 1941
5
2.8
A large natural harbor and seaport in Boston, Massachusetts with historic ships and waterfront attractions
- Formal
2
5.3
A legal rule that protects a company from fines when it meets certain conditions
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3.7
A large steel arch bridge that crosses Sydney Harbour and links the city center to the North Shore
- Specialized
A small sea animal like a dolphin that lives near coasts in the northern Atlantic and Pacific
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Harbor as a verb comes from the same idea of 'sheltering', from old English beorgan, meaning 'to protect', so to harbor a thought is to keep it sheltered inside your mind, often secretly. This links the idea of protection to holding feelings or ideas.