āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž
an electric device with blades that rotate quickly and keep an area cool
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He adjusted the fan's speed to get the right level of airflow.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āĻ¤, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ
someone who has a strong interest in and enthusiasm for a particular sport, team, or athlete
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As a dedicated fan, he never misses a game of his favorite basketball team.
āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž
a handheld object used to create air movement for cooling oneself, often made of paper, fabric, or other light materials
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The fan was beautifully decorated with bright colors and patterns.
āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻ°āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻāĻļāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
My friend is a huge fan of classic literature and reads old novels.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
to fan
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āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to create a current of air to cool down oneself, someone, or something by waving an object
Transitive: to fan sb/sth | to fan oneself
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He fanned himself with his hat to get some relief from the sweltering heat.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻĒāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to strike out a batter by swinging and missing at the pitch
Transitive: to fan a batter
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
With two outs and the bases loaded, the pitcher fanned the opposing team's star hitter, ending the inning.
āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¸ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻˇ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to increase or spread enthusiasm or support for something
Transitive: to fan enthusiasm or support
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her passionate speech about environmental conservation fanned interest in the cause.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to sweep or move something away by repeatedly waving an object or one's hand in a back-and-forth motion
Transitive: to fan particles somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She fanned the dust from the table with a quick motion of her hand.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
fanatic
fanatic
fanatism
fan
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
