fly

(Engels)

Noun

1. Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
2. Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
3. Any similar but not closely related insect, such as a dragonfly, butterfly, or gallfly.
4. A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
5. A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
6. The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
7. (obsolete) A witch's familiar.
8. (obsolete) A parasite.
9. A simple dance in which the hands are shaken in the air, popular in the 1960s.
10. A butterfly (combination of four options).

Verb

1. (intransitive) To travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
2. (ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
3. (ergative, transitive) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
4. (intransitive) To travel or proceed very fast; to hasten.
5. (intransitive) To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.
6. (intransitive) To proceed with great success.
7. (colloquial, intransitive) To be accepted, come about or work out.
8. (ergative, transitive) To display (a flag) on a flagpole.
9. (transitive) To hunt with a hawk.
10. (intransitive) To be in the winged adult stage.

Verb

To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).

Adj

1. (dated, slang) Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
2. (slang) Clandestine, surreptitious
3. (slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool.
4. (slang) Beautiful; displaying physical beauty.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/flaɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: flye

Geërf van Old English: flȳġe

Verwante met Skots: flee

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: Fljooge

Verwante met Nederlands: vlieg

Verwante met Duits: Fliege

Verwante met Deens: flue

Verwante met Boeknoors: flue

Verwante met Nuwe Noors: fluge

Verwante met Sweeds: fluga

Verwante met Yslands: fluga

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: fljooge

Verwante met Nederlands: vliegen

Verwante met Nederduits: flegen

Verwante met Duits: fliegen

Verwante met Deens: flyve

Verwante met Nuwe Noors: flyga

Verwante met Litaus: plaukti

Verwante met Duits: Flügel

Verwante met Nederlands: vleugel

Verwante met Sweeds: flygel

In summary

From Middle English flye, flie, from Old English flȳġe, flēoge (“a fly”), from Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ (“a fly”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to fly”). Cognate with Scots flee, Saterland Frisian Fljooge, Dutch vlieg, German Low German Fleeg, German Fliege, Danish flue, Norwegian Bokmål flue, Norwegian Nynorsk fluge, Swedish fluga, Icelandic fluga.

Sinonieme

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🎯

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🧑‍✈️

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Vertalings

voler

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🪰

volar

✈️

fliegen

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mosca

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Fliege

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mucha

πετώ

Sinne

The pleasant hours fly by much too soon .