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HATCHED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of hatch 2. to (cause an egg to) break in order to allow a young…. Learn more.
The eggs hatched after eight days under favourable conditions, such as those under which the female was kept; they did not hatch in the cold.
1. to cause (the young of various animals, esp birds) to emerge from the egg or (of young birds, etc) to emerge from the egg. 2. to cause (eggs) to break and release the fully developed young or (of eggs) to break and release the young animal within.
Definition of hatch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A bird such as a hen that sits on eggs to incubate them can be said to hatch the eggs. Then, when the chick emerges from the egg, you can also say it hatched. Humans don't hatch eggs like birds do, but they can still incubate and then hatch a plan, invention, or idea.
verb (used with object) to bring forth (young) from the egg. Synonyms: brood, incubate. to cause young to emerge from (the egg) as by brooding or incubating. to bring forth or produce; devise; invent; contrive; concoct: to hatch a scheme. Synonyms: plot, plan.
[~ + object] The birds were recently hatched from their eggs. (of eggs) to break open and allow a young bird to come out: [no object] When will the eggs hatch? Developmental Biology to cause young to emerge from (the egg): [~ + object] The bird hatched its eggs. to bring forth; devise: [~ + object] hatched a brilliant scheme.
