verb
- giving shelter or refuge to someone, especially someone in hiding or wanted by authorities
- holding or keeping a feeling, thought, or grudge in one's mind
- providing a place of safety or refuge for a ship or vessel
Usage: often used in legal or formal contexts
Usage: commonly used with negative emotions
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The family was accused of harbouring a fugitive in their basement.
- She has been harbouring resentment toward her former colleague for years.
- The port is harbouring several fishing vessels during the storm.
- He was harbouring doubts about whether to accept the job offer.
- The organization was charged with harbouring illegal immigrants.
- They are harbouring hopes that the situation will improve soon.