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# berth

noun (plural berths)

«berth» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bed or bunk for sleeping on a ship or train. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berth/#m1)
2. A place where a ship is tied up at a harbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berth/#m2)
3. (phrase) «give a wide berth to» means keep well away from. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berth/#m3)

### In the lessons

a sleeping place given to a guest on a ship in a tale; «give a wide berth» in everyday talk

### Examples

- The sailor gave me a berth in the cabin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berth/#x1)
- Give a wide berth to the bully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berth/#x2)
- The ship sailed into its berth at the harbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berth/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «berth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/berth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«berth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/berth.html) on Mova free.