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noun | verb harnessharness1 /ˈhɑrnɪs/ noun [countable, uncountable] ETYMOLOGYharness1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French herneis bags, equipment 1 a set of leather bands used to control a horse or to attach it to a vehicle the horse is pulling2a set of bands used to hold someone in a place or to stop him or her from falling: A climbing harness attaches you to the safety rope. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French herneis bags, equipment] noun | verb harnessharness2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEharness |
Present | I, you, we, they | harness | | he, she, it | harnesses | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | harnessed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have harnessed | | he, she, it | has harnessed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had harnessed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will harness | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have harnessed |
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Present | I | am harnessing | | he, she, it | is harnessing | | you, we, they | are harnessing | Past | I, he, she, it | was harnessing | | you, we, they | were harnessing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been harnessing | | he, she, it | has been harnessing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been harnessing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be harnessing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been harnessing |
1to control and use the natural force or power of something: The power of the Missouri River is harnessed to produce electricity.2to fasten two animals together, or to fasten an animal to something using a harness3to put a harness on a horse |