CEFR A2

hatch

verb

Meaning

To emerge from an egg, or to cause an egg to open so that a young animal can come out.

Examples

The chicks will hatch in a few days.
The farmer carefully hatched the eggs under a heat lamp.

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hatch (A2)

verb

Pronunciation: /hætʃ/

Definition

To emerge from an egg, or to cause an egg to open so that a young animal can come out.

Examples

The chicks will hatch in a few days.
The farmer carefully hatched the eggs under a heat lamp.

How to Use hatch

hatch a plan (collocation): To create a plan, often a secret or complex one. — "They hatched a plan to surprise their parents for their anniversary."
hatch out of (prepositional phrase): To emerge from an egg or shell. — "The ducklings hatched out of their eggs in the nest."

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