fliegen

Meaning

1. (class-2,intransitive,strong) to fly; to travel by air
2. (class-2,figuratively,intransitive,strong) to rush; to fly; to go quickly
3. (class-2,strong,transitive) to fly; to pilot
4. (class-2,strong,transitive) to transport by air
5. (class-2,colloquial,intransitive,strong) to get the axe, to get kicked out
6. (class-2,colloquial,intransitive,strong) to fall; to fall down

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfliːɡn̩/

Etymology

From Middle High German vliegen, Old High German fliogan, from Proto-West Germanic *fleugan, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-. Compare Bavarian fliagn, Dutch vliegen, Low German flegen, English fly, Danish flyve.

Sentences

Welche Vögel fliegen bei dir im Garten rum ?

Which birds fly around your garden?

Mehrere afrikanische Fluggesellschaften fliegen Douala an .

Several African airlines fly to Douala.