shelter
🇺🇸
/ˈʃeltər/
🇬🇧
/ˈʃeltə(r)/
noun
B2
A place where someone or something is protected from weather or danger.
After the storm, we found shelter under a big tree.
B2
A place that gives safety from harm or a threat.
The family took shelter in the basement during the tornado.
B2
A structure that provides protection from weather or attack.
The hikers built a shelter from branches and leaves.
R
A building for people or animals needing a place to stay or safety.
The animal shelter took in many abandoned pets after the storm.
verb
B2
To provide or find a safe place for someone or something.
The library sheltered us from the heavy rain.
B2
To stay in a place that keeps you safe from weather or danger.
We sheltered in a nearby cave during the storm.
translation
A place where someone or something is protected from weather or danger.; A place that gives safety from harm or a threat.; A structure that provides protection from weather or attack.; A building for people or animals needing a place to stay or safety.
To provide or find a safe place for someone or something.; To stay in a place that keeps you safe from weather or danger.
Word Forms
3rd Present
shelters
Past
sheltered
Perfect
sheltered
Progressive
sheltering
Plural
shelters