Harness

English[]

Harness on a capybara

Template:Xno[[Category:Template:Xno derivations|Harness]] [[harneis#Template:Xno|harneis]], Old French hernois (“‘equipment used in battle’”).

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Singular
Harness

Plural
es

Harness (es)

(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps.
(countable) A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function.

A restraint or support

Finnish: valjaat fi(fi) pl.
French: harnais fr(fr) m.
German: Geschirr de(de) n., Pferdegeschirr de(de) n., Gurt de(de) m., Anschnallgurt de(de) m.
Italian: braca it(it) f.
Polish: uprząż pl(pl) f.

Infinitive
to Harness

Third person singular
harness

Simple past
-

Past participle
-

Present participle
es

to Harness (third-person singular simple present harness, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)

(transitive) to place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain
They harnessed the horse to the post.
(transitive) to capture, control or put to use
Imagine what might happen if it were possible to harness solar energy fully.

to place a harness on something