to hatch

Examples

• All

• He didn't want the wedding to be a burden on you so when he heard about the trip he hatched a plan.

  Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)

• We hatch this plan to rob the bank... ...then I find out my buddy is sleeping with my wife.

  Firewall (2006)

• It's the most likely place to hatch a plan.

  Scooby-Doo (2002)

• So I hatched a plan to be able to work out at home.

  Viva La Dirt League

• Everyone, it seemed, was busy hatching winter plans.

  The Great War

• So a group of officials in the US Navy hatched a plan.

• And so one day they hatched the idea, why not go for a trip on the Mississippi?

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• My husband and Laroche have been hatching this plan for a long time.

  Bel Ami (2012)

• So I've hatched a plan, my friend.

  Drive-Away Dolls (2024)

• The ambitious plan Carol and I hatched meant a course adjustment in the middle of the school year.

  Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

T

to think of

vsto hatch

866 2.1

Invent a plan or idea in your mind

is often formed in secret instead of being openly shared

P

to plot

vsto hatch

120 4.8

To make a secret plan to do something illegal

is broader and can be secret without criminal or harmful purpose

T

to think up

vsto hatch

48 3.2

To make up an idea, plan, or excuse

is often created secretly rather than openly

C

to concoct

vsto hatch

46 6.0

Make up a story or excuse to trick people

is usually secret but not necessarily dishonest in motive

D

to dream up

vsto hatch

• Informal

38 3.9

To think of a new or unusual idea

is often secret but emphasizes practical planning rather than imagination

S

to scheme

vsto hatch

14 6.5

To make secret plans to do something dishonest

is neutral about honesty, focusing more on quiet creation than wrongdoing

C

to cook up a plan

vsto hatch

• Informal

1 4.4

To think of a clever or secret plan to do something

is frequently made secretly rather than discussed publicly

Antonyms

R

to reveal

∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

Phrasal Verbs

H

to hatch a plan

12 3.6

To make a secret or careful plan to do something

H

to hatch a scheme

1 6.3

Plan something in secret, often to trick or surprise others

Compounds

E

escape hatch

4 4.1

A small door in a vehicle or building that lets people get out quickly in an emergency

B

booby hatch

• Slur

1 9.9

An insulting old-fashioned word for a hospital that cares for people with mental illness

E

escape hatch

1 5.0

A clause or simple rule that lets someone leave an agreement without a big loss

C

cargo hatch

1 3.9

A door in a ship or plane that opens to the cargo area

B

booby-hatch

• Slur

9.9

A mental hospital often used as slang for a noisy or chaotic place

How Secretive

to concoct

46 6.0

to hatch

35 5.2

to devise

135 4.8

to plan

∞ 1.0

to think of

866 2.1

Surface Forms

Etymology