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verb | noun hatchhatch1 /hætʃ/ ●○○ verb ETYMOLOGYhatch1Origin: 1400-1500 Origin unknown VERB TABLEhatch |
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 |
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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 |
1 [intransitive, transitive] science, biology if an egg hatches or is hatched, it breaks and a baby bird, fish, or insect is born: The eggs should hatch any day now.2[intransitive, transitive] (also hatch out) science, biology if a young bird, insect, etc. hatches, or if it is hatched, it breaks through its egg in order to be born: Millions of mosquitoes will have hatched out by May.3hatch a plot/plan/idea etc. to think of a plan, idea, etc., often secretly verb | noun hatchhatch2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYhatch2Origin: Old English hæc 1a hole in a ship or aircraft, used for loading goods, or the door that covers it: a hatch on the submarine2a hatchback3escape hatch a)a door on a ship or aircraft that you can leave from if there is an accident b)something that allows you to avoid a bad situation: Kids are looking for an escape hatch from the pressures of home.4the act of hatching eggs, or the animals that have hatched, considered as a group: The oil spill will affect next spring’s hatch.5down the hatch spoken used when you are drinking something, especially an alcoholic drink6a hatchway → see also booby hatch |