LookItUphearth
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /hɑrθ/ · UK /hɑːθ/
hearth means: The place in a home where a fire burns for warmth or cooking.
noun
FIREPLACE AREAB2
The place in a home where a fire burns for warmth or cooking.
- We sat beside the hearth.
- Logs burned brightly in the open hearth.
- She cooked soup over the hearth fire.
FIREPLACE FLOORC1
The stone or brick floor of a fireplace, where the fire burns.
- Ashes covered the stone hearth.
- She swept the hearth after the fire went out.
- Hot embers fell onto the brick hearth.
HOME LIFEC1
Your home and the family life and comfort associated with it.
- He longed for hearth and home.
- They left their hearths to seek work abroad.
- She wrote poems celebrating the joys of the hearth.
Questions about hearth
What does hearth mean?
The place in a home where a fire burns for warmth or cooking.
What is hearth in other languages?
Türkçe: ocak · Español: hogar · Français: âtre · Deutsch: Feuerstelle · Italiano: focolare · 日本語: 炉
How do you pronounce hearth?
In American English /hɑrθ/; in British English /hɑːθ/.
How do you use hearth in a sentence?
We sat beside the hearth. Logs burned brightly in the open hearth.
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