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battens down the hatches

battens down the hatches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of batten down the hatches.

Meaning of batten down the hatches

Verb

batten down the hatches (third-person singular simple present battens down the hatches, present participle battening down the hatches, simple past and past participle battened down the hatches)

  1. (idiomatic) To prepare for trouble.
    • It's time to batten down the hatches and prepare for the coming challenge.

Questions about battens down the hatches

What is battens down the hatches the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Battens down the hatches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of batten down the hatches.

Words near battens down the hatches in the dictionary

  1. battening down the hatches
  2. battenings
  3. battenless
  4. battens
  5. battens down
  6. battens down the hatches
  7. batter
  8. batter bread
  9. batter breads
  10. batter pudding
  11. batter puddings

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