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

High-profile academics at Harvard and Columbia stepped down earlier this year because of their Epstein ties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Some new fortunes were birthed out of Harvard Management, which runs Harvard’s endowment—overseen by uncle and nephew Paul and Walter Cabot in the latter half of the last century.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

A native and resident of Santa Monica, Allen attended Harvard and has a law degree from UC Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

So I recently took the train to Cambridge to visit her tucked-away office at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she’s now a senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

It reminded me of the day we went into Harvard Square.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen