Definition of haven
haven
transitive verbFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of haven in a Sentence
The shelter offers a haven from abusive spouses.
The inn is a haven for weary travelers.
This national park provides a safe haven for wildlife.
Recent Examples of haven from the Web
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By the time the youngest Statens arrived, hundreds of children had already found a haven there — dating back to the earliest days of Reconstruction when Kentucky Masons envisioned a place that could care for the widows and orphans of the Civil War.
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Its ailing kleptocrat, Mobutu Sese Seko, who had given the génocidaires haven, was not popular.
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This essentially ended Switzerland’s lucrative business as a tax haven.
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My village on the island was a haven of middle-class comfort, bordered by the poverty of a First Nations reserve.
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Arcade Legacy, with locations at Cincinnati Mills Mall and Northside and soon Newport, is a haven for every generation of gamers.
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Faced with the challenge in Sinai, the Egyptian government has accused several Arab and Muslim countries of financing and providing safe haven to Islamic militants — including Qatar, Turkey, and the Hamas group in neighboring Gaza Strip.
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The center is also marking the grand opening for its new native pollinator garden, a haven for birds, bees, butterflies and bats.
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To get rich, Connecticut offered a leafy haven where America’s titans of finance could move.
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Origin and Etymology of haven
Middle English, from Old English hæfen; akin to Middle High German habene harbor
HAVEN Defined for English Language Learners
haven
playDefinition of haven for English Language Learners
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: a place where you are protected from danger, trouble, etc.
HAVEN Defined for Kids
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