hatch
Translation
to hatch, to devise
Examples
The chicks will hatch from the eggs.
The chicks will hatch from the eggs.
They hatched a plan to escape.
They hatched a plan to escape.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to emerge from an egg The chicks will hatch soon.
((sth.)) to devise a plan or plot They hatched a secret plan.
Similar Words
Synonyms: emerge, break out (from egg); devise, concoct (a plan)
Etymology
From Old English 'hæccan' (to bring forth), related to German 'hecken' (to breed).
Memory Tips
Imagine a chick 'hatching' out of its shell, and an idea 'hatching' in someone's mind.