A haven is a place where people or animals feel safe, secure, and happy.
It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.
...Lake Baringo, a freshwater haven for a mixed variety of birds.
Synonyms: sanctuary, shelter, retreat, asylum More Synonyms of haven
2. See also safe haven
More Synonyms of haven
haven in British English
(ˈheɪvən)
noun
1.
a port, harbour, or other sheltered place for shipping
2.
a place of safety or sanctuary; shelter
verb
3. (transitive)
to secure or shelter in or as if in a haven
Derived forms
havenless (ˈhavenless)
adjective
Word origin
Old English hæfen, from Old Norse höfn; related to Middle Dutch havene, Old Irish cuan to bend
haven in American English
(ˈheɪvən)
noun
1.
a port; harbor
2.
any sheltered, safe place; refuge
verb transitive
3.
to provide a haven for
Word origin
ME < OE hæfen, akin to Ger hafen, LowG haff < IE *kapnos, haven < base *kap-: see have
Examples of 'haven' in a sentence
haven
Many also see it as a safe haven.
The Sun (2016)
Are bonds still a safe haven?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That was before reports alleged over 120million of his earnings were funnelled through a tax haven.
The Sun (2016)
Safe havens remained in demand.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She lives in the tax haven of Monaco while he is based in London.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Gold's value rises in uncertain times, as it is seen as a safe haven.
The Sun (2016)
We must crack down on offshore tax havens and money laundering.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The perception of most people is that mutuals provide a safe haven.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Is it illegal to use tax havens?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The heightened uncertainty encouraged investors to seek a safe haven in the dollar.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This has moved money out of havens such as bunds.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Investors moved out of other perceived safe havens.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Critics say that they show him to be key architect of its emergence as a tax haven.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What is clear is that people were hiding money on the island long before it became an offshore tax haven.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Join in and hope the boom keeps going or keep your money in the real safe haven of a bank account?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Publicly, we are against people using tax havens.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The small and chic twin dining rooms are a real haven in the busy heart of London.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Over the years he had provided a haven for dogs, cats and donkeys.
Jan Fennell FRIENDS FOR LIFE (2003)
Similarly, urban dwellers often seek a small haven of the countryside in the town itself.
Redwood, John The Global Marketplace (1993)
It is a real wildlife haven,' he says.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It's not just about the city being a safe haven, people can live here if things get tricky.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I'm delighted that we're seen as a secure haven.
Christianity Today (2000)
In other languages
haven
British English: haven NOUN
A haven is a place where people or animals feel safe, secure, and happy.
It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.
American English: haven
Brazilian Portuguese: refúgio
Chinese: 安全处所
European Spanish: oasis
French: havre de paix
German: Zufluchtsort
Italian: rifugio
Japanese: 避難所
Korean: 안식처
European Portuguese: refúgio
Latin American Spanish: oasis
All related terms of 'haven'
haven't
Haven't is the usual spoken form of 'have not'.
New Haven
an industrial city and port in S Connecticut , on Long Island Sound: settled in 1638 by English Puritans , who established it as a colony in 1643; seat of Yale University (1701). Pop: 124 512 (2003 est)
tax haven
A tax haven is a country or place which has a low rate of tax so that people choose to live there or register companies there in order to avoid paying higher tax in their own countries.
safe haven
If part of a country is declared a safe haven , people who need to escape from a dangerous situation such as a war can go there and be protected .
West Haven
city in SW Conn., on Long Island Sound : suburb of New Haven : pop. 52,000
Milford Haven
a port in SW Wales , in Pembrokeshire on Milford Haven (a large inlet of St George's Channel ): major oil port. Pop: 12 830 (2001)
haven't lived
If you tell someone that they haven't lived unless they experience a particular thing, you are telling them that thing is extremely good and should be experienced.
haven't a clue
If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.
Taylorism
a modified form of Calvinism that maintains that every person has a free will, and that makes a distinction between depravity , as the tendency to commit sins , and sin, as a voluntary choice of evil actions
Chinese translation of 'haven'
haven
(ˈheɪvn)
n(c)
避难(難)处(處) (bìnànchù) (处, chù)
1 (noun)
Definition
a place of safety
a real haven at the end of a busy working day
Synonyms
sanctuary
Some of them have sought sanctuary in the church.
shelter
a shelter for homeless women
retreat
He spent yesterday in his country retreat.
asylum
They applied for asylum after fleeing their home country.
refuge
We climbed up a winding track towards a mountain refuge.
oasis
an oasis of peace in a troubled world
sanctum
His bedroom is his inner sanctum.
2 (noun)
Definition
a harbour for shipping
She lay alongside in Largs Yacht Haven for a few days.
Synonyms
harbour
The ship was allowed to tie up in the harbour.
port
an attractive little fishing port
anchorage
The vessel yesterday reached anchorage off Dubai.
road (nautical)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of anchorage
Definition
a place where boats can be anchored
The vessel yesterday reached anchorage off Dubai.
Synonyms
berth,
haven,
port,
harbour,
dock,
quay,
dockage,
moorage,
harbourage
in the sense of asylum
Definition
refuge granted to a political refugee from a foreign country
They applied for asylum after fleeing their home country.
Synonyms
refuge,
security,
haven,
safety,
protection,
preserve,
shelter,
retreat,
harbour,
sanctuary
in the sense of oasis
Definition
a place or situation offering relief in the midst of difficulty