haven

[ hey-vuh n ]

/ ˈheɪ vən /

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noun

a harbor or port.

any place of shelter and safety; refuge; asylum.

verb (used with object)

to shelter, as in a haven.

Origin of haven

before 1050; Middle English; Old English hæfen; cognate with Dutch haven, German Hafen, Old Norse hǫfn; akin to Old English hæf, Old Norse haf sea

SYNONYMS FOR haven

1 See harbor.

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OTHER WORDS FROM haven

ha·ven·less, adjective ha·ven·ward, adverb

Words nearby haven

have words with, have-a-go, have-not, havel, havelock, haven, haven't, haver, haverford, haverhill, haverhill fever

Example sentences from the Web for haven

Cambodia, with its seemingly free press, is also a haven for foreign journalists.

Cambodia’s Smoke-and-Mirrors Democracy |David Shaftel |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
And one has to fight against that and create some haven for optimism.

The Gospel According to Nick Denton—What Next For The Gawker Founder? |Lloyd Grove |December 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Ironically, according to Epoune, there are gendered reasons as to why tourism has become a haven for women seeking employment.

Cameroonian Women Fighting Sexism With Tourism |Abena Agyeman-Fisher |November 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Azaz had long been a haven for the Free Syrian Army whose Northern Storm Brigade had liberated the town in July 2012.

Watching ISIS Come to Power Again |Elliot Ackerman |September 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Botswana has become a haven of sorts for endangered animals.

South Africa’s Great Rhino Airlift |Nina Strochlic |August 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There are some traits in her character that haven a fairly shown themselves yet.

Christie Redfern's Troubles |Margaret Robertson
At the last, I say, He shall bring them to the haven they had desired.

Romance |Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
Falmouth (Falemuth) as a haven and port has had a place in the maritime history of Cornwall from very early times.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 |Various
There was a Danish chapman who came to our haven at Mundesley, where I live, and told it there to me.

A King's Comrade |Charles Whistler
"You will heave to the ship, Mr. Haven," said the captain, when she had passed a short distance beyond the wreck.

Outward Bound |Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for haven

haven

/ (ˈheɪvən) /

noun

a port, harbour, or other sheltered place for shipping

a place of safety or sanctuary; shelter

verb

(tr) to secure or shelter in or as if in a haven

Derived forms of haven

havenless, adjective

Word Origin for haven

Old English hæfen, from Old Norse höfn; related to Middle Dutch havene, Old Irish cuan to bend

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verb (used with object)

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