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- pronunciation:
- haech
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
hatches, hatching, hatched |
| definition 1: |
When an animal, such as a bird or reptile, hatches its eggs, it helps its babies come out of the eggs they are in.
The bird hatched her eggs in a nest in that tree. |
| definition 2: |
When an animal hatches its young, it helps the baby animals break out of their eggs.
The mother duck hatched her ducklings on dry ground near the water. |
| definition 3: |
When you hatch something, you produce or create it.
The two brothers hatched a plan to surprise their father.- synonyms:
- produce
- similar words:
- generate
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| definition 4: |
When a baby bird hatches, it comes out from its egg. Some other animals, such as fish and turtles, also hatch.
The young turtles all hatched the same afternoon.- similar words:
- emerge
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| related words: |
develop, invent, produce |
| derivations: |
hatchable (adj.), hatchability (n.), hatcher (n.) |
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