Berth (Verb)
Meaning 1
Secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Provide with a berth.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The coach decided to berth Johnson on the team for the championship game despite his injury.
- The university berthed the foreign students in a dormitory near campus.
- Due to the storm, the captain chose to berth the ship in the safest available harbor.
- After weeks of rehearsal, the director finally berthed Jenkins as the lead actor.
- A local family berthed the homeless family in their vacation home for the winter.
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Meaning 3
Come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.