hat

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Informal

n. a particular job or role that you have at a specific time.

n. a metaphor for a particular role, capacity, or office held by a person.

“In my job, I wear many hats, including designer and manager.”

“Although he is a friend, he was speaking in his professional hat as a legal consultant during the meeting.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Technical

n. the symbol ^ used in math or on a computer keyboard.

n. the caret or circumflex symbol (^), frequently used in mathematics to indicate powers or in programming languages.

日本語:ハット※

“To show 'five squared' on the computer, you can type 5 hat 2.”

“In many programming environments, the hat symbol is utilized as a bitwise XOR operator rather than for exponentiation.”

C2 · Proficiency Formal

v. to put a hat on someone or something.

v. to furnish or cover with a hat; often used in the context of manufacturing or formal dressing.

“The statue was hatted with a traffic cone by students during the night.”

“The traditional ceremony required the officials to be formally hatted before entering the inner sanctum of the hall.”