Aviate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

operate an airplane

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæθˈɑːlɪsˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈeɪvɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈeɪvɪˌeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /kæθˈɑːlɪsˌaɪzɪŋ/.

Examples

The pilot flew to Cuba

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pilot fly

Parts of Speech

verb	operate an airplane “The pilot flew to Cuba”

Word Forms

flyer	noun	someone who operates an aircraft
flier	noun	someone who operates an aircraft
flying	noun	an instance of traveling by air
aviation	noun	the operation of aircraft to provide transportation
aviator	noun	someone who operates an aircraft
pilot	noun	someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
pilotage	noun	the occupation of a pilot
piloting	noun	the occupation of a pilot

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fliegen

ein Flugzeug bedienen

🇫🇷French

aviateur

conduire un avion

🇪🇸Spanish

aviar

operar un avión

🇮🇹Italian

aviare

operare un aereo

🇳🇱Dutch

vliegen

een vliegtuig besturen

🇵🇹Portuguese

aviar

operar um avião

🇷🇺Russian

летать

управлять самолетом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उडना

हवाई जहाज चलाना

🇧🇩Bengali

উড়ান

একটি বিমান চালান

🇮🇳Tamil

விமானம்

ஒரு விமானத்தை இயக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విమానయానం

ఒక విమానాన్ని నడపండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उड्डाण करणे

विमान चालवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉડ્ડયન

વિમાન ચલાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಮಾನಯಾನ

ವಿಮಾನವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യോമയാനം

ഒരു വിമാനം പ്രവർത്തിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਵਾਬਾਜ਼ੀ

ਇੱਕ ਹਵਾਈ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਚਲਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوا بازی

ایک ہوائی جہاز چلائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

航空

操作飞机

🇯🇵Japanese

飛行する

飛行機を操縦する

🇰🇷Korean

비행하다

비행기를 운항하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bay

vận hành máy bay

🇹🇭Thai

การบิน

ใช้งานเครื่องบิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

terbang

mengoperasikan pesawat terbang

🇵🇭Filipino

lumipad

magpaandar ng eroplano

🇲🇾Malay

terbang

mengendalikan kapal terbang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طيران

تشغيل طائرة

🇮🇷Persian

هوانوردی

یک هواپیما را اداره کند

🇹🇷Turkish

uçak kullanmak

uçak işletmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

תעופה

להפעיל מטוס

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The primary meaning of 'aviate' is 'operate an airplane'.

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