Haven — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈeɪvən/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈeɪvən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈeɪvən/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈeɪvən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

seaport harbor harbour oasis

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Oase

ein Unterschlupf, der als Ort der Sicherheit oder Zuflucht dient

🇫🇷French

havre

un abri servant de lieu de sécurité ou de sanctuaire

🇪🇸Spanish

refugio

un refugio que sirve como lugar de seguridad o santuario

🇮🇹Italian

rifugio

un rifugio che funge da luogo di sicurezza o santuario

🇳🇱Dutch

toevluchtsoord

een schuilplaats die dient als een plaats van veiligheid of toevluchtsoord

🇵🇹Portuguese

refúgio

um abrigo que serve como local de segurança ou santuário

🇷🇺Russian

убежище

убежище, служащее местом безопасности или убежища

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हेवन

सुरक्षा या अभयारण्य के स्थान के रूप में कार्य करने वाला आश्रय

🇧🇩Bengali

আশ্রয়স্থল

নিরাপত্তা বা অভয়ারণ্যের স্থান হিসাবে পরিবেশন করা একটি আশ্রয়

🇮🇳Tamil

புகலிடம்

பாதுகாப்பு அல்லது சரணாலயமாக செயல்படும் தங்குமிடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వర్గధామం

భద్రత లేదా అభయారణ్యంగా పనిచేసే ఆశ్రయం

🇮🇳Marathi

आश्रयस्थान

सुरक्षिततेचे ठिकाण किंवा अभयारण्य म्हणून सेवा देणारा निवारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આશ્રયસ્થાન

સલામતી અથવા અભયારણ્ય તરીકે સેવા આપતું આશ્રય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವರ್ಗ

ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭಯಾರಣ್ಯದ ಸ್ಥಳವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಆಶ್ರಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സങ്കേതം

സുരക്ഷിതമായ സ്ഥലമോ സങ്കേതമോ ആയി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരു അഭയകേന്ദ്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਨਾਹ

ਇੱਕ ਆਸਰਾ ਜੋ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਥਾਨ ਦੇ ਸਥਾਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پناہ گاہ

ایک پناہ گاہ جو حفاظت کی جگہ یا پناہ گاہ کے طور پر کام کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

避风港

作为安全场所或避难所的避难所

🇯🇵Japanese

避難所

安全または保護の場所として機能する避難所

🇰🇷Korean

항구

안전이나 안식처 역할을 하는 피난처

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiên đường

một nơi trú ẩn phục vụ như một nơi an toàn hoặc tôn nghiêm

🇹🇭Thai

สวรรค์

ที่พักพิงที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นสถานที่ปลอดภัยหรือสถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

surga

tempat berlindung yang berfungsi sebagai tempat aman atau perlindungan

🇵🇭Filipino

kanlungan

isang kanlungan na nagsisilbing isang lugar ng kaligtasan o santuwaryo

🇲🇾Malay

tempat berlindung

tempat perlindungan yang berfungsi sebagai tempat keselamatan atau perlindungan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملاذ

ملجأ يعمل كمكان آمن أو ملاذ

🇮🇷Persian

پناهگاه

پناهگاهی که به عنوان مکان امن یا پناهگاه عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

sığınak

güvenlik veya sığınma yeri olarak hizmet veren bir barınak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִקְלָט

מקלט המשמש כמקום מבטחים או מקלט

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What is the primary definition of the word 'haven'?

The primary meaning of 'haven' is 'a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'haven' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'haven' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'haven' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'haven' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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