Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with harbour in British Collocation
knowingly
long
secretly
Turkey has long harboured an aspiration to join the European Union.
anger or dislike
animosity
bitterness
dislike
distaste
grudge
hatred
resentment
People tend to harbour grudges over the most trivial of things.
suspicion or doubt
doubt
misgivings
suspicion
Many continued to harbour suspicions as to his true whereabouts.
ambition or hope
ambition
hope
They harbour totalitarian ambitions while pretending to be democrats.
illusion
delusion
illusion
None of us harbour any illusions about doing this as a career.
desire
crush
desire
He secretly harbours a crush on the receptionist at the clinic next door.
secret
secret
His eldest son harbours a guilty secret.