Fledge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight

decorate with feathers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɛdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɛdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɛdʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /flˈɛdʒ/.

Examples

fledge an arrow
The young sparrows are fledging already

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

feather flight

Parts of Speech

verb	feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
verb	decorate with feathers “fledge an arrow”
verb	grow feathers “The young sparrows are fledging already”

Word Forms

feather

noun

the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

flügge

Füttern, pflegen und ziehen Sie junge Vögel für den Flug auf

🇫🇷French

envol

nourrir, soigner et élever les jeunes oiseaux pour le vol

🇪🇸Spanish

plumar

alimentar, cuidar y criar aves jóvenes para el vuelo

🇮🇹Italian

impennare

nutrire, prendersi cura e allevare giovani uccelli per il volo

🇳🇱Dutch

vluchten

jonge vogels voeden, verzorgen en grootbrengen voor de vlucht

🇵🇹Portuguese

emplumar

alimentar, cuidar e criar pássaros jovens para voar

🇷🇺Russian

опереться

кормить, ухаживать и выращивать молодых птиц для полета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कलियाना

युवा पक्षियों को खाना खिलाएं, उनकी देखभाल करें और उन्हें उड़ने के लिए पालें

🇮🇳Tamil

ஃபிளேஜ்

இளம் பறவைகளுக்கு உணவளிக்கவும், பராமரிக்கவும், பறக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పారిపోవు

ఎగరడం కోసం చిన్న పక్షులకు ఆహారం, సంరక్షణ మరియు వెనుక

🇮🇳Marathi

पळून जाणे

उड्डाणासाठी लहान पक्ष्यांना चारा, त्यांची काळजी घ्या आणि पाळा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાગી જવું

ઉડાન માટે યુવાન પક્ષીઓને ખવડાવો, કાળજી લો અને પાછળ રાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಣಿತ

ಹಾರಾಟಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಎಳೆಯ ಹಕ್ಕಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಆಹಾರ, ಆರೈಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹಿಂಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലെഡ്ജ്

പറക്കലിനായി ഇളം പക്ഷികളെ പോറ്റുക, പരിപാലിക്കുക, വളർത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੱਜਣਾ

ਉੱਡਣ ਲਈ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਪੰਛੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਖੁਆਓ, ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਕਰੋ ਅਤੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرار

اڑان کے لیے جوان پرندوں کو کھانا کھلانا، ان کی دیکھ بھال کرنا اور پیچھے کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

羽翼

喂养、照顾和饲养幼鸟以供飞行

🇯🇵Japanese

巣立つ

雛鳥に餌を与え、世話をし、飛ぶために育てる

🇰🇷Korean

다 자란

비행을 위해 어린 새에게 먹이를 주고, 돌보고, 양육합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lông tơ

cho chim ăn, chăm sóc và nuôi chim non để bay

🇹🇭Thai

หลบภัย

ให้อาหาร ดูแล และเลี้ยงลูกนกเพื่อบิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjadi dewasa

memberi makan, merawat, dan membesarkan burung muda untuk terbang

🇵🇭Filipino

tumakas

pakainin, alagaan, at alagaan ang mga batang ibon para lumipad

🇲🇾Malay

kambing

memberi makan, menjaga dan memelihara anak burung untuk terbang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحافة

إطعام الطيور الصغيرة ورعايتها وتربيتها للطيران

🇮🇷Persian

پر کردن

تغذیه، مراقبت و نگهداری از پرندگان جوان برای پرواز

🇹🇷Turkish

tüylenmek

Yavru kuşları uçuş için beslemek, bakımını yapmak ve arkalarını bakmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַצְמִיחַ נוֹצוֹת

להאכיל, לטפל ולגדל ציפורים צעירות לטיסה

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The primary meaning of 'fledge' is 'feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight'.

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Using 'fledge' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'fledge' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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