to hatch

Examples

• All

• Have the eggs had a chance to hatch yet?

  The Cable Guy (1996)

• When the baby turtles hatch on illuminated beaches, they walk towards the lights rather than towards the sea.

  Sabine Hossenfelder

• Yeah, but when they hatch, they need to feed.

• These eggs are going to hatch very quickly.

  Godzilla (1998)

• And it must be even worse if they don't all hatch at the same time.

• You know, hatching these eggs is a big responsibility.

  Surf's Up (2007)

• Larval ticks were either collected in the field or hatched from eggs in the laboratory.

  Academic text (2012)

• Originally, the purpose of these federal and state-supported hatcheries was to hatch lobster eggs artificially.

  Academic text (1999)

• The baby birds will hatch from their eggs in just a few days.

• After three weeks of incubation, we were excited to see the eggs hatch.

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 Feathered

to fly

∞ 1.0

to fledge

• Specialized

3 7.1

to feather

1 3.7

to hatch

69 1.8

Surface Forms

Etymology