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haven definition

ha·ven (hā′vən)

noun

  1. a port; harbor
  2. any sheltered, safe place; refuge

Etymology: ME < OE hæfen, akin to Ger hafen, LowG haff < IE *kapnos, haven < base *kap-: see have

transitive verb

to provide a haven for

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haven Synonyms

haven

n.

port, harbor, roadstead; see refuge 1, shelter.


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haven Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • tranquility: Dalemain, near Ullswater in the Lake District, is a haven of tranquility.

Possessives

  • smuggler: Established in Saxon times, Beadnell was once an important fishing village and a ' smugglers ' haven ' .

Preposition: for

  • wildlife: You will discover the secret of making a haven for wildlife, on whatever scale.

Adjective modifier

  • safe: Britain will be a safe haven, not a soft touch.

Noun used with modifier

  • wildlife: The activity will create wildlife havens throughout the region.
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haven quotes

The haven from sophistications and contentions Leaks through its thatch; He offers succulent cooking; The door has a creaking latch.

-Pound, Ezra Loomis

In our lore, the Jewish family was an inviolate haven against every formof menace, frompersonal isolationto gentile hostility. Regardless of internal friction and strife, it was assumed to be an indissoluble consolidation† Family indivisibility, the first commandment.

-Roth, Philip Milton

BBC Radio is a never-never land of broadcasting, a safe haven from commercial considerations, a honey pot for every scholar and every hare-brained nut to stick a finger into.

-Safer, Morley

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