Harvard

American  

[hahr-verd] / ˈhɑr vərd /

noun

1. John, 1607–38, English clergyman in the U.S.: principal benefactor of Harvard College, now Harvard University.

2. a city in central Massachusetts.

3. Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range. 14,420 feet (4,398 meters).

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Example Sentences

Originally from Boulder, Colo., he was kicked out of five schools while growing up before eventually attending Harvard.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Powell’s answer, delivered to a room of Harvard undergraduates, was essentially no, at least for now.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

They had met at Stripe where the North Dakotan was one of the earliest employees after dropping out of Harvard and then MIT.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

His PhD, at Harvard, focused on the timing of new leaves on trees in the spring and color change in the fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

He’d gotten help from so many, starting at Harvard.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French