harbors
USHAR-burz/ˈhɑɹbɚz/UKHAR-buhz/ˈhɑːbəz/
- 1Third-person singular present of harbor.
The dense forest harbors several rare bird species.
He harbors deep resentment toward his former employer.
Note
The -s form carries every use of the verb. A forest harbors rare birds, a man harbors a grudge, and, with no object at all, a ship harbors in a sheltered bay. The same spelling is also the plural of the noun, so a coast's harbors are places where ships dock, while she harbors suspicions names something done or held in mind. The verb's object, or its absence, tells them apart.
harbors is a form of harbor
harbor, verb: To hold or persistently keep a feeling, thought, or suspicion in one's mind. Full entry
- Spelling
- harbor → harbors: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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