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Definition hatch in American English

hatch verb

verb
/hætʃ/
1

if a baby bird, fish, insect, etc. hatches or is hatched, it comes out of its egg and is born

Example

Eleven chicks have been hatched since July.

Example

Mosquito larvae are hatching in the pond.

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1.1

if an egg hatches or is hatched, it breaks open so that the baby bird, fish, insect, etc. inside can come out

Example

Eagle eggs usually hatch between late May and early June.

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2

if you hatch something such as a plan, you plan it, especially in secret

Example

He hatched a plan with Matt to sell things on the Internet.

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Definition hatch in American English