hatch
Translation
to hatch, to emerge from an egg, to devise a plan
Examples
The chick hatched from the egg.
The chick hatched from the egg.
They hatched a plan to escape.
They hatched a plan to escape.
Grammar Patterns
((verb)) (of a young bird, etc.) to emerge from its egg The chick hatched from the egg.
((sth.)) to conspire to devise (a plot or plan) They hatched a plan to escape.
Similar Words
Synonyms: emerge, devise, concoct
Etymology
From Middle English 'hacchen', possibly related to the idea of 'breaking' out of an egg, as if breaking through a door or gate.
Memory Tips
Imagine a chick using a tiny hatchet to 'hatch' out of its egg.