shelter
verb/ˈʃeltə(r)/
/ˈʃeltər/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they shelter | /ˈʃeltə(r)/ /ˈʃeltər/ |
| he / she / it shelters | /ˈʃeltəz/ /ˈʃeltərz/ |
| past simple sheltered | /ˈʃeltəd/ /ˈʃeltərd/ |
| past participle sheltered | /ˈʃeltəd/ /ˈʃeltərd/ |
| -ing form sheltering | /ˈʃeltərɪŋ/ /ˈʃeltərɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to give somebody/something a place where they are protected from the weather or from danger; to protect somebody/something
- shelter somebody/something from somebody/something Trees shelter the house from the wind.
- shelter somebody/something a wilderness region that shelters eagles and wolves
- The American government has accused them of sheltering terrorists.
- Perhaps I sheltered my daughter too much (= protected her too much from unpleasant or difficult experiences).
- [intransitive] to stay in a place that protects you from the weather or from danger
- A bomb fell on the building, killing those who were sheltering inside.
- shelter from something We sheltered from the rain in a doorway.
- Spectators sheltered under umbrellas as the rain got heavier.
- As the storm approached, they tried to find somewhere to shelter.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: perhaps an alteration of sheld, an old spelling of shield, + -ure.
Idioms
See shelter in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee shelter in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishshelter in place
- to stay indoors during an emergency in order to protect yourself and others
- Residents of the city have been ordered to shelter in place for at least the next three weeks.
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