hatch
🇺🇸
/hætʃ/
🇬🇧
/hætʃ/
verb
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to come out of an egg
The baby birds will hatch from their eggs soon.
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to break open so a young animal can come out
The eggs are ready to hatch in a few days.
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to make a young animal come out of an egg
The mother bird will hatch her eggs in the nest.
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to create a secret plan or idea
They began to hatch a plan to surprise their friend.
noun
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an opening or door in a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft
The crew opened the hatch to check the equipment.
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an opening in a wall to pass food between rooms
The cook passed the food through the hatch to the dining room.
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an opening or door in a floor or ceiling
They used the hatch to go up to the attic.
translation
to come out of an egg; to break open so a young animal can come out; to make a young animal come out of an egg; to create a secret plan or idea
an opening or door in a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft; an opening in a wall to pass food between rooms; an opening or door in a floor or ceiling
Word Forms
3rd Present
hatches
Progressive
hatching
Past
hatched
Perfect
hatched
Plural
hatches