Hat
/hæt/
Definitions
2 meaningsA covering for the head, typically having a brim and a crown.
/hæt/
A covering for the head, often with a brim.
He bought a new hat to wear to the game.
💡 Simply: A hat is like a roof for your head! It keeps the sun or rain off, and some hats are super fashionable, like the one you might wear on a special occasion.
👶 For kids: A hat is something you wear on your head!
More Examples
She took off her hat and placed it on the coat rack.
The sun hat provided good shade from the sun.
How It's Used
"She wore a stylish hat to the wedding."
"He put on a hat to protect himself from the sun."
"He's always wearing a different hat, managing various projects."
To provide someone with a hat.
/hæt/
To supply someone with a hat.
The milliner hatted the model with an elaborate creation.
💡 Simply: This is an older way of saying 'to give a person a hat'.
👶 For kids: To give a hat to someone. We don't use this very much now!
How It's Used
"The tailor hatted the gentleman with a fine top hat."
Idioms & expressions
wear many hats
To have several different roles or responsibilities.
"As a small business owner, she wears many hats, managing marketing, sales, and finances."
take your hat off to someone
To show respect and admiration for someone's accomplishment or skill.
"I take my hat off to the team for their incredible performance despite the challenges."
pull something out of a hat
To produce or find something unexpectedly or in a way that seems magical or inexplicable.
"He seemed to pull the solution out of a hat, coming up with an answer no one else had considered."
From Middle English *hatte*, from Old English *hætt* (masculine) or *hætte* (feminine), from Proto-Germanic *hattuz* (compare Old High German *hazzu*, German *Hut*).
The word 'hat' has been used since the early Middle Ages to describe a covering for the head, evolving from older Germanic roots.