harbor
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Harbor means to give shelter or hold feelings secretly. Regular verb: harbor-harbored-harbored.
Meanings
- To give shelter to
- To hold in the mind
- To conceal a fugitive
Common Collocations
harbor resentment
harbor doubts
harbor a grudge
harbor fugitives
Tip for Learners
Also spelled "harbour" in British English. "He harbored suspicions about her."
Present Simple
| I | harbor |
| you | harbor |
| he/she/it | harbors |
| we | harbor |
| they | harbor |
Examples - Present Simple
- I harbor no ill feelings.
- You harbor resentment.
- She harbors a secret.
- We harbor hopes for the future.
- They harbor doubts about the plan.
Present Continuous
| I | am harboring |
| you | are harboring |
| he/she/it | is harboring |
| we | are harboring |
| they | are harboring |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am harboring suspicions.
- You are harboring negative thoughts.
- He is harboring a fugitive.
- We are harboring hopes.
- They are harboring resentment.
Present Perfect
| I | have harbored |
| you | have harbored |
| he/she/it | has harbored |
| we | have harbored |
| they | have harbored |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have harbored this secret for years.
- You have harbored resentment.
- She has harbored ambitions.
- We have harbored hopes.
- They have harbored doubts.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been harboring |
| you | have been harboring |
| he/she/it | has been harboring |
| we | have been harboring |
| they | have been harboring |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been harboring doubts.
- You have been harboring resentment.
- She has been harboring secrets.
- We have been harboring hopes.
- They have been harboring suspicions.
Past Simple
| I | harbored |
| you | harbored |
| he/she/it | harbored |
| we | harbored |
| they | harbored |
Examples - Past Simple
- I harbored no grudge.
- You harbored suspicions.
- He harbored a criminal.
- We harbored dreams of success.
- They harbored resentment.
Past Continuous
| I | was harboring |
| you | were harboring |
| he/she/it | was harboring |
| we | were harboring |
| they | were harboring |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was harboring doubts.
- You were harboring negative feelings.
- She was harboring a fugitive.
- We were harboring hopes.
- They were harboring resentment.
Past Perfect
| I | had harbored |
| you | had harbored |
| he/she/it | had harbored |
| we | had harbored |
| they | had harbored |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had harbored suspicions for years.
- You had harbored resentment.
- She had harbored the secret.
- We had harbored hopes.
- They had harbored doubts.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been harboring |
| you | had been harboring |
| he/she/it | had been harboring |
| we | had been harboring |
| they | had been harboring |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been harboring doubts for months.
- You had been harboring resentment.
- She had been harboring secrets.
- We had been harboring hopes.
- They had been harboring suspicions.
Future Simple
| I | will harbor |
| you | will harbor |
| he/she/it | will harbor |
| we | will harbor |
| they | will harbor |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will harbor no ill will.
- You will harbor resentment.
- He will harbor the secret.
- We will harbor hopes.
- They will harbor doubts.
Future Continuous
| I | will be harboring |
| you | will be harboring |
| he/she/it | will be harboring |
| we | will be harboring |
| they | will be harboring |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be harboring suspicions.
- You will be harboring resentment.
- She will be harboring secrets.
- We will be harboring hopes.
- They will be harboring doubts.
Future Perfect
| I | will have harbored |
| you | will have harbored |
| he/she/it | will have harbored |
| we | will have harbored |
| they | will have harbored |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have harbored this secret for decades.
- You will have harbored resentment.
- She will have harbored ambitions.
- We will have harbored hopes.
- They will have harbored doubts.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been harboring |
| you | will have been harboring |
| he/she/it | will have been harboring |
| we | will have been harboring |
| they | will have been harboring |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been harboring doubts for years.
- You will have been harboring resentment.
- She will have been harboring secrets.
- We will have been harboring hopes.
- They will have been harboring suspicions.