anchor
verb/ˈæŋkə(r)/
/ˈæŋkər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they anchor | /ˈæŋkə(r)/ /ˈæŋkər/ |
| he / she / it anchors | /ˈæŋkəz/ /ˈæŋkərz/ |
| past simple anchored | /ˈæŋkəd/ /ˈæŋkərd/ |
| past participle anchored | /ˈæŋkəd/ /ˈæŋkərd/ |
| -ing form anchoring | /ˈæŋkərɪŋ/ /ˈæŋkərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] anchor (something) to let an anchor down from a boat or ship in order to prevent it from moving away
- We anchored off the coast of Spain.
- [transitive, often passive] to fix something in position so that it cannot move
- be anchored Make sure the table is securely anchored.
- The crane is securely anchored at two points.
- be anchored to something The ropes were anchored to the rocks.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- securely
- well
- …
- to
- [transitive, usually passive] to base something on something else
- be anchored (in/to something) Her novels are anchored in everyday experience.
- [intransitive, transitive] anchor (something) (especially North American English) to be the person who introduces reports or reads the news on television or radio
- She anchored the evening news for seven years.
Word OriginOld English ancor, ancra, via Latin from Greek ankura; reinforced in Middle English by Old French ancre. The current form is from anchora, an erroneous Latin spelling. The verb (from Old French ancrer) dates from Middle English.
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