Definition
Past tense of harness; to put equipment on an animal for control, or to capture and use something's power or potential.
Etymology
From Old French 'harnais' (armor, equipment), possibly from Old Norse 'hernest' (military provisions); originally referred to knight's armor, then to horse equipment, then expanded to mean 'to control or utilize.'
Kelly Says
The metaphor in 'harness' is brilliant—just as you put a harness on a horse to direct its power, you 'harness' an idea or energy to make it do work for you, showing how we understand control through physical metaphors from animal training.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُحَسِّن
mu-ha-ssin
BNবাংলা
বন্ধন করা
bondhon kara
CACatalà
amarrat
a-mar-rat
CSČeština
uvázaný
oo-va-zan-y
DEDeutsch
eingespannt
in-ges-pant
ELΕλληνικά
δεσμευμένος
des-me-v-men
ESEspañol
enganchado
en-gan-cha-do
FISuomi
kiinnitetty
kiin-ni-tet-ty
FRFrançais
bridé
bree-deh
HIहिन्दी
बांध दिया गया
baandh diya gaya
HUMagyar
befogva
be-fog-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
diikat
di-i-kat
ITItaliano
incatenato
in-ka-ta-to
JA日本語
繋ぎ付けられた
tsu-gi-tsu-ke-ra-re-ta
KO한국어
이끌어진
i-k-keul-eo-jin
MRMR
बांधलेले
baan-dh-le-le
MSBahasa Melayu
diikat
di-i-kat
NLNederlands
geharnast
geh-ar-nast
PLPolski
związany
zvee-ya-ny
PTPortuguês
amarrado
a-mar-ra-do
RUРусский
прикреплённый
pri-kre-p-lyon-nyy
SVSvenska
inristat
in-ri-stat
TAதமிழ்
சங்கடமடைந்த
san-ga-da-mai-n-tha
TEతెలుగు
బంధించబడింది
ban-dhi-n-ch-ba-di-ndi
TRTürkçe
bağlanmış
ba-g-la-mish
UKУкраїнська
прив'язаний
pri-v-ya-z-niy
VITiếng Việt
được thắt chặt
duoc thach chat