fly
fly
flaÉĒ
flai
/flaÉĒ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "fly"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to move or travel through the air
Intransitive
to fly definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Can you see the colorful butterfly flying in the garden?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇ āϰāĻ™āĻŋāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻžāĻĒāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āωāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āύ?
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āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to travel or cross something in an aircraft
Intransitive: to fly somewhere
to fly definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In order to attend an important conference, the executive had to fly to the corporate headquarters.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§‡āϞāύ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§‹āϰ⧇āϟ āϏāĻĻāϰ āĻĻāĻĒā§āϤāϰ⧇ āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to transport people, goods, or cargo in an aircraft
Transitive: to fly sb somewhere
to fly definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The military utilizes aircraft to fly troops to strategic locations quickly.
āϏ⧇āύāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāύ⧀ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞāĻ—āϤ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϏ⧈āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

to move away from something quickly, often with a sense of urgency or as a response to danger
Intransitive
to fly definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Faced with a sudden threat, the hiker had to fly down the trail.
āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻšā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§āϖ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇, āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āχāϞ āĻŦ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋

to make a sudden and quick movement
Intransitive: to fly to a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The soccer player managed to fly past the defenders with incredible speed.
āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻŦāϞ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĄāĻŋāĻĢ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

to control movements of an airplane through the air
Transitive: to fly an aircraft
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After completing her private pilot 's license, Emily was excited to fly small planes.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāϭ⧇āϟ āĻĒāĻžāχāϞāϟ āϞāĻžāχāϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to cause an object to fly, float in the air by imparting motion or suspension
Transitive: to fly sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a symbol of national pride, citizens fly the flag high on poles during important ceremonies.
āϜāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ—ā§ŒāϰāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇, āύāĻžāĻ—āϰāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻĒāϤāĻžāĻ•āĻž āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύāĨ¤
08

āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ“āĻĄāĻŧāĻž

(of objects ) to be suspended in the air and be moved by the wind
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The school 's sports team celebrated their victory with pennants that flew from the windows.
āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟāϏ āϟāĻŋāĻŽ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāϝāĻŧ āωāχāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‹ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϤāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09

āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to disseminate or spread rapidly, often referring to information, news, or trends
Intransitive: to fly somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Rumors about the upcoming product release started to fly on social media.
āφāϏāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϗ⧁āϜāĻŦ āϏ⧋āĻļā§āϝāĻžāϞ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āωāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
10

āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of time) to pass or move swiftly
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During moments of reflection, we realize how quickly the decades have flown since our school days.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āĻ°ā§āϤāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇, āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϝ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻļāĻ•āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•āϤ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to fade away and gradually disappear
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fragrance of the flowers in the garden started to fly as the evening set in.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻĢ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻž āύāĻžāĻŽāϤ⧇āχ āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
12

āωāρāϚ⧁āϤ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž

to hit a ball high into the air
Intransitive: to fly somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In a sacrifice play, the batter intentionally flew out to center field, allowing a runner to score.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āχāĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāϞāϕ⧇ āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§‡, āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āϰāĻžāύāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to traverse or journey over a specific region or expanse using an airplane or other aerial vehicle
Transitive: to fly an area or specific distance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the flight, the airplane will fly several countries.
āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āωāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻŽāĻžāĻ›āĻŋ, āĻŽāĻļāĻž

a small flying insect that has two wings
fly definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Jane saw a fly land on the fruit and decided not to eat it.
āĻœā§‡āύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āĻĢāϞāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϏāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āϜāĻŋāĻĒ, āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāχ

an opening in a piece of clothing that is hidden under a fold of cloth that covers the fastening
fly definition and meaning
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āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāχ, āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻšāĻŋāϟ

(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
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āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāĻ›āĻŋ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ›āĻŋ

fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
01

āϕ⧁āϞ, āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ•

used to describe something that is cool or fashionable
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That jacket is fly; where did you get it?
āĻ“āχ āĻœā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϟāϟāĻž fly; āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻž āϕ⧋āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›?

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

flier
flight
flyer
fly
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āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
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