hatch1 verbhatch2 noun
hatchhatch1 /hætʃ/ ●○○ verb 
WORD ORIGINhatch1
Origin:
1400-1500 Origin unknownVERB TABLE
hatch
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | hatch |
| he, she, it | hatches | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | hatched |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have hatched |
| he, she, it | has hatched | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had hatched |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will hatch |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have hatched |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am hatching |
| he, she, it | is hatching | |
| you, we, they | are hatching | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was hatching |
| you, we, they | were hatching | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been hatching |
| he, she, it | has been hatching | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been hatching |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be hatching |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been hatching |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Millions of mosquito eggs will have hatched out by May.
- The eggs should hatch any day now.
- All three seeds hatch the same adult.
- Breeze, who had hatched a good many herself, quickened her steps to a run, for her two friends were waiting.
- He has, in addition, hatched his own solution to the challenge of balancing love and work.
- Most pairs in Britain lay in the middle two weeks of May, with the eggs hatching 12 or 13 days later.
- The court heard that a desperate financial crisis and debts of more than £40,000 drove Shooter to hatch his unsuccessful plot.
- The egg is hatched without any direct help from either parent.
- The well-wrapped single egg then hatches, and the larva eats its home as its parent leaves.
WORD SETS
auk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
The eggs hatch (=break open to allow the baby out) in 26 days.
The eggs hatch (=break open to allow the baby out) in 26 days. (=make one)· They have admitted hatching a plot to kill the president.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Newly hatched wood storks cry for food, sending parents to hunt for newly plentiful minnows.· Newly hatched birds were prepared to accept practically anything as their parent.
NOUN· It must time the laying of its eggs so that its chicks hatch when caterpillars are most abundant, and most palatable.· Once he put a broody hen on a clutch of eggs and ten little chicks hatched out.· As the chicks hatched, they were moved into an out-building and then, when fully fledged, up to the pool.· Nor can the nest accommodate the chick when it hatches.
· It must time the laying of its eggs so that its chicks hatch when caterpillars are most abundant, and most palatable.· The well-wrapped single egg then hatches, and the larva eats its home as its parent leaves.· A few live in huge colonies on volcanoes, their eggs hatched by the earth's heat.· Breakfast consisted of coffee the texture of loose sand, pineapple slices, and eggs which would have hatched the next day.· Once the eggs have hatched all surplus rockwork can be removed, to ensure that fry do not get trapped under it.· In some cases, more than 90 percent of the eggs hatching from clutches were females.· Most pairs in Britain lay in the middle two weeks of May, with the eggs hatching 12 or 13 days later.· The warm eggs hatch as larger babies than the cool ones.
· And so the Tortoise now began To hatch a very subtle plan.· Meanwhile Mrs hatched her plans, abetted by the man of the world.· Police are probing allegations that Sage, 16, hatched a bizarre plan to kill his dad's handyman.
· The court heard that a desperate financial crisis and debts of more than £40,000 drove Shooter to hatch his unsuccessful plot.· One police source said Petrovits hatched the plot to take the child before he was born.· The Witch King of Naggaroth hatched a new plot.· Police believe this was when he hatched his plot to kill.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1- Businesses are focused on survival - everyone's battening down the hatches.
- Getting an Oscar would be wonderful, but I think it's too early to count my chickens.
- If you want to go on a date sometime, you can ask me. But don't count your chickens.
- You'll probably get the job, but don't count your chickens just yet.
(also hatch out) [intransitive, transitive] if an egg hatches, or if it is hatched, it breaks, letting the young bird, insect etc come out: The eggs take three days to hatch.2 (also hatch out) [intransitive, transitive] if a young bird, insect etc hatches, or if it is hatched, it comes out of its egg: All the chicks have hatched out.3hatch a plot/plan/deal etc to form a plan etc in secrethatch1 verbhatch2 noun
hatchhatch2 noun [countable] WORD ORIGINhatch2
Origin:
Old English hæcEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The astronauts were fixing a hatch aboard the Mir space station.
- The oil spill will affect next spring's hatch.
- Did some one forget to close the hatch?
- Its designer shows how it can be fitted through a small kayak hatch in its assembled state.
- Kalchu went to the chicken coop and lifted the hatch.
- She had fallen from the hatch.
- The glassy rear hatch opens wide and the boot has low loading lip.
WORD SETS
adjoin, verbalcove, nounantechamber, nounanteroom, nounapartment block, nounapse, nounarcade, nounart gallery, nounatrium, nounattic, nounauditorium, nounawning, nounback door, nounback-to-back, nounbailey, nounbalcony, nounbalustrade, nounbanister, nounbarn, nounbasilica, nounbastion, nounbay window, nounblock, nounbrownstone, nounbungalow, nounbunkhouse, nounbyre, nouncabin, nouncampanile, nouncanteen, nouncarport, nouncasement, nouncastle, nounceiling, nouncellar, nouncentre, nounchalet, nounchamber, nounchancel, nounchanging room, nounchateau, nounchimney, nounchimney breast, nounchimney pot, nounchimney stack, nouncladding, nounclerk of works, nouncloakroom, nouncloister, nounclubhouse, nouncoatroom, nouncocktail lounge, nouncolonnade, nouncolumn, nouncommon room, nouncomplex, nouncompound, nounconcourse, nouncondominium, nounconservatory, nounconvent, nouncoping, nouncornerstone, nouncorn exchange, nouncorridor, nouncottage, nouncountry house, nouncountry seat, nouncourthouse, nouncowshed, noundado, noundance hall, noundetached, adjectivedoor, noundoorpost, noundormer, nounedifice, nounentry, nounentryway, nounestate, nounestate agent, nounextension, nouneyrie, nounfacade, nounfallout shelter, nounfamily room, nounfarmhouse, nounfire door, nounfire escape, nounfire station, nounfitment, nounfixture, nounflatlet, nounflight, nounfloor, nounfolly, nounforecourt, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoyer, nounfrontage, nounfront room, nounfuneral home, noungable, noungabled, adjectivegargoyle, noungrandstand, noungrange, noungranny flat, noungrille, nounground floor, nounguardhouse, nounguesthouse, nounguildhall, noungutter, nounguttering, noungym, noungymnasium, nounhabitation, nounhall, nounhallway, nounhatch, nounhatchway, nounhayloft, nounhealth centre, nounhigh-rise, adjectivehospice, nounhospital, nounlaboratory, nounlanding, nounleaded lights, nounlean-to, nounledge, nounlightning conductor, nounlintel, nounlobby, nounlodge, nounloft, nounlog cabin, nounlounge, nounlouvre, nounmaisonette, nounmezzanine, nounmilking parlour, nounmoving staircase, nounmullion, nounnave, nounniche, nounoast house, nounobelisk, nounoffice building, nounoratory, nounoutbuilding, nounouthouse, nounoverhang, nounparapet, nounparty wall, nounpediment, nounpenthouse, nounperistyle, nounpicture window, nounpilaster, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplatform, nounplumber, nounplumbing, nounpodium, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounpotting shed, nounpresbytery, nounpress gallery, nounprivy, nounpublic convenience, nounpyramid, nounrafter, nounrail, nounrampart, nounribbon development, nounrotunda, nounsanctuary, nounschoolhouse, nounscience park, nounsepulchre, nounservice charge, nounshack, nounshed, nounshop front, nounskylight, nounskyscraper, nounsliding door, nounsmokestack, nounsmoking room, nounspiral staircase, nounspire, nounsports centre, nounstack, nounstadium, nounstair, nounstaircase, nounstairway, nounstairwell, nounstall, nounstately home, nounstateroom, nounstation, nounsteeple, nounstep, nounstonework, nounstoop, nounstoreroom, nounstorm cellar, nounstory, nounstudio, nountenement, nountepee, nounterrace, nountheatre, nountoilet, nountool shed, nountower block, nountown hall, nountownhouse, nountransept, nountransom, nountrapdoor, nountreasury, nounturret, nounvault, nounvaulted, adjectivevaulting, nounventilator, nounvestibule, nounvilla, nounwalkway, nounwall, nounwatchtower, nounwater tower, nounweatherboard, nounwedding chapel, nounwing, nounwoodshed, nounworkhouse, nounworkroom, nounworkshop, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The eggs hatch (=break open to allow the baby out) in 26 days.
(=a hole in an aircraft etc through which you can escape)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The eggs hatch (=break open to allow the baby out) in 26 days. (=make one)· They have admitted hatching a plot to kill the president.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Taking hold of a strong branch, he finally cleared the escape hatch with his legs and dropped to the ground.· Unlike the cecropia and promethea moths, however, these two do not have built-in escape hatches for the emerging adults.· Some experts suggested that the escape hatch might have been damaged.· There was also an escape hatch in the inner hard cocoon.· Although normally kept shut, there is an escape hatch for the after cabin in each of the cockpit seats.· The two sides were now on a collision course: Khrushchev could not allow West Berlin to remain as an escape hatch.· Another escape hatch that Olson slams shut upon us is the device of distinguishing between Pound-the-man and Pound-the-poet.· Even more important, birth control has a crucial escape hatch.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1a hole in a ship or aircraft, usually used for loading goods, or the door that covers itescape hatch (=a hole in an aircraft etc through which you can escape)2 (also hatchway) a small hole in the wall, floor, or ceiling of a room, or the door that covers it3down the hatch spoken informal something you say before drinking an alcoholic drink quickly- After all, up the lads and down the hatch.
- Nirvana Inc battened down the hatches and made to ride out the storm.
- The chain has battened down the hatches in the face of the storms.
- Businesses are focused on survival - everyone's battening down the hatches.
- Getting an Oscar would be wonderful, but I think it's too early to count my chickens.
- If you want to go on a date sometime, you can ask me. But don't count your chickens.
- You'll probably get the job, but don't count your chickens just yet.