berth

/bɜɹθ/ verb C2

To bring (a ship or other vessel) into a berth (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1); also, to provide a berth for (a vessel). (transitive)
To use a device to bring (a spacecraft) into its berth or dock. (transitive)
To assign (someone) a berth (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.3 or etymology 1, noun sense 2.2) or place to sleep on a vessel, a train, etc. (transitive)
To provide (someone) with a berth (noun etymology 1, noun sense 3.1) or appointment, job, or position. (figuratively, transitive)
Of a vessel: to move into a berth. (intransitive)
Of a person: to occupy a berth. (intransitive)

He/she/it berths · Past berthed · Past participle berthed · -ing form berthing

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Verb forms

Base form: berth
He/she/it: berths
Past: berthed
Past participle: berthed
-ing form: berthing

Other matches

berth A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor. C2

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