bertha built-in bed or bunk: Joey wants to sleep on the top berth.; a docking spaceNot to be confused with:birth ? beginning of existence; origin: the birth of the bluesAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreeberth (bûrth)n.1. Sufficient space for a vessel to maneuver; sea room: kept a clear berth of the reefs.2. A space for a vessel to dock or anchor: a steamship moored to its berth at the pier.3. a. Employment on a vessel: sought an officer’s berth in the merchant marine.b. A job: a comfortable berth as head of the department.4. a. A built-in bed or bunk, as on a ship or a train.b. A place to sleep or stay; accommodations: found a berth in a nearby hotel.5. A space where a vehicle can be parked, as for loading.v. berthed, berth·ing, berths v.tr.1. To bring (a vessel) to a berth.2. To provide with a berth.v.intr. To come to a berth; dock.Idiom: a wide berth Ample space or distance to avoid an unwanted consequence: gave their angry colleague a wide berth.[Middle English birth; perhaps akin to beren, to bear; see bear1.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.berth (b???) n1. a bed or bunk in a vessel or train, usually narrow and fixed to a wall2. (Nautical Terms) nautical a place assigned to a ship at a mooring3. (Nautical Terms) nautical sufficient distance from the shore or from other ships or objects for a ship to manoeuvre4. give a wide berth to to keep clear of; avoid5. (Nautical Terms) nautical accommodation on a ship6. informal a job, esp as a member of a ship’s crewvb7. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical to assign a berth to (a vessel)8. (Nautical Terms) nautical to dock (a vessel)9. (tr) to provide with a sleeping place, as on a vessel or train10. (Nautical Terms) (intr) nautical to pick up a mooring in an anchorage[C17: probably from bear1 + -th1]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014berth (b?r?) n. 1. a shelflike sleeping space, as on a railroad car. 2. a. a space allotted for a ship to dock or lie at anchor. b. a safe distance, as between a vessel and the shore. 3. a job; place. v.t. 4. a. to allot a berth to (a ship). b. to bring to or install in a berth or moorage. v.i. 5. to come to a dock or moorage. Idioms: give a wide berth to, to keep a careful distance from; shun. [1615?25] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.berthPast participle: berthedGerund: berthingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativeberthberthPresentI berthyou berthhe/she/it berthswe berthyou berththey berthPreteriteI berthedyou berthedhe/she/it berthedwe berthedyou berthedthey berthedPresent ContinuousI am berthingyou are berthinghe/she/it is berthingwe are berthingyou are berthingthey are berthingPresent PerfectI have berthedyou have berthedhe/she/it has berthedwe have berthedyou have berthedthey have berthedPast ContinuousI was berthingyou were berthinghe/she/it was berthingwe were berthingyou were berthingthey were berthingPast PerfectI had berthedyou had berthedhe/she/it had berthedwe had berthedyou had berthedthey had berthedFutureI will berthyou will berthhe/she/it will berthwe will berthyou will berththey will berthFuture PerfectI will have berthedyou will have berthedhe/she/it will have berthedwe will have berthedyou will have berthedthey will have berthedFuture ContinuousI will be berthingyou will be berthinghe/she/it will be berthingwe will be berthingyou will be berthingthey will be berthingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been berthingyou have been berthinghe/she/it has been berthingwe have been berthingyou have been berthingthey have been berthingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been berthingyou will have been berthinghe/she/it will have been berthingwe will have been berthingyou will have been berthingthey will have been berthingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been berthingyou had been berthinghe/she/it had been berthingwe had been berthingyou had been berthingthey had been berthingConditionalI would berthyou would berthhe/she/it would berthwe would berthyou would berththey would berthPast ConditionalI would have berthedyou would have berthedhe/she/it would have berthedwe would have berthedyou would have berthedthey would have berthedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011berthPlace reserved for a boat at mooring.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited