haft — meaning in English
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English meaning
- custody noun The legal right and responsibility to care for someone, especially a child.
- detention noun The state of being held in official custody, especially while awaiting trial.
- imprisonment noun The state of being confined in prison, or a sentence involving such confinement.
- ish adverb (informal) Somewhat, roughly, or approximately.
- like verb To enjoy something or find it agreeable; to be favorably disposed toward someone or something.
- Ly name A Vietnamese surname.
- prison noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.
Senses
haft is used for these senses in English:
- ish (of adjectives from common nouns) Typical of, similar to, being like.
- like Resembling, having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns).
- ly Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun" Similar in meaning to -like but most often paired with animate nouns.
- ous Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote:
- custody The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
- detention (uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
- imprisonment A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
- prison (uncountable) Confinement in prison.
custody — full definition
- noun The legal right and responsibility to care for someone, especially a child.
- noun The state of being held by police, usually before a trial.
detention — full definition
- noun The state of being held in official custody, especially while awaiting trial.
- noun A school punishment requiring a student to stay behind after hours.