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Fly

noun/flˈaɪ/
Definition
two-winged insects characterized by active flight
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/flˈaɪ/
🇬🇧British English
/flˈaɪ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/flˈaɪ/
1 syllable Say it as /flˈaɪ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nountwo-winged insects characterized by active flight
nounflap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
nounan opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
noun(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
nounfisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
verbtravel through the air; be airborne
“Man cannot fly”
verbmove quickly or suddenly
“He flew about the place”
verboperate an airplane
“The pilot flew to Cuba”
verbtransport by aeroplane
“We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America”
verbcause to fly or float
“fly a kite”
verbbe dispersed or disseminated
“Rumors and accusations are flying”
verbchange quickly from one emotional state to another
“fly into a rage”
verbpass away rapidly
“Time flies like an arrow”
verbtravel in an airplane
“she is flying to Cincinnati tonight”
verbdisplay in the air or cause to float
“fly a kite”
verbrun away quickly
“He threw down his gun and fled”
verbtravel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
“Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic”
verbhit a fly
verbdecrease rapidly and disappear
“the money vanished in las Vegas”
adjective(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
Word Forms
flyverbtravel through the air; be airborne
flynountwo-winged insects characterized by active flight
flyernounsomeone who travels by air
fliernounsomeone who travels by air
flyingnounan instance of traveling by air
wingnounone of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
aviationnounthe operation of aircraft to provide transportation
aviatornounsomeone who operates an aircraft
pilotnounsomeone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
pilotagenounthe occupation of a pilot
pilotingnounthe occupation of a pilot
flightnounthe act of escaping physically
fleernounsomeone who flees from an uncongenial situation
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
fliegen
zweiflügelige Insekten, die sich durch aktiven Flug auszeichnen
🇫🇷French
voler
insectes à deux ailes caractérisés par un vol actif
🇪🇸Spanish
volar
insectos de dos alas caracterizados por el vuelo activo
🇮🇹Italian
volare
insetti a due ali caratterizzati dal volo attivo
🇳🇱Dutch
vlieg
tweevleugelige insecten gekenmerkt door actieve vlucht
🇵🇹Portuguese
voar
insetos de duas asas caracterizados por vôo ativo
🇷🇺Russian
летать
двукрылые насекомые, характеризующиеся активным полетом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उड़ना
दो पंख वाले कीड़े सक्रिय उड़ान की विशेषता रखते हैं
🇧🇩Bengali
মাছি
সক্রিয় ফ্লাইট দ্বারা চিহ্নিত দুই ডানাযুক্ত পোকামাকড়
🇮🇳Tamil
பறக்க
சுறுசுறுப்பான பறப்பால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படும் இரண்டு இறக்கைகள் கொண்ட பூச்சிகள்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఎగురుతాయి
రెండు రెక్కల కీటకాలు చురుకైన ఫ్లైట్ ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడతాయి
🇮🇳Marathi
उडणे
सक्रिय उड्डाण द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत दोन पंख असलेले कीटक
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉડી
બે પાંખવાળા જંતુઓ સક્રિય ઉડાન દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಾರುತ್ತವೆ
ಸಕ್ರಿಯ ಹಾರಾಟದಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಎರಡು ರೆಕ್ಕೆಯ ಕೀಟಗಳು
🇮🇳Malayalam
പറക്കുക
സജീവമായ പറക്കലിൻ്റെ സവിശേഷതയുള്ള രണ്ട് ചിറകുകളുള്ള പ്രാണികൾ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉੱਡਣਾ
ਦੋ ਖੰਭਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਕੀੜੇ ਜੋ ਸਰਗਰਮ ਉਡਾਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਏ ਗਏ ਹਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
پرواز
دو پروں والے کیڑے جن کی خصوصیت فعال پرواز سے ہوتی ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
以主动飞行为特征的双翅昆虫
🇯🇵Japanese
飛ぶ
活発な飛行を特徴とする二羽の昆虫
🇰🇷Korean
파리
활동적인 비행을 특징으로 하는 두 날개 곤충
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bay
côn trùng hai cánh có đặc điểm là bay tích cực
🇹🇭Thai
บิน
แมลงสองปีก โดดเด่นด้วยการบินที่กระฉับกระเฉง
🇮🇩Indonesian
terbang
serangga bersayap dua yang ditandai dengan penerbangan aktif
🇵🇭Filipino
lumipad
dalawang pakpak na insekto na nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng aktibong paglipad
🇲🇾Malay
terbang
serangga bersayap dua dicirikan oleh penerbangan aktif
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سافر
حشرات ذات جناحين تتميز بالطيران النشط
🇮🇷Persian
پرواز کن
حشرات دو بال که با پرواز فعال مشخص می شوند
🇹🇷Turkish
uçmak
Aktif uçuşla karakterize edilen iki kanatlı böcekler
🇮🇱Hebrew
לָטוּס
חרקים דו-כנפיים המאופיינים בטיסה פעילה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'fly'?
The primary meaning of 'fly' is 'two-winged insects characterized by active flight'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'fly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'fly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'fly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'fly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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