🕊️fly

verb
/flaɪ/

Meaning

to move through the air using wings or by being carried by the wind or an aircraft
to move through the air using wings or in an aircraft
a small flying insect with two wings

Example Sentences

The birds fly south for the winter.

Birds fly south for the winter.

The fly buzzed around the kitchen.

Example Expressions

fly high

Synonyms

soar, glide, hover, ascend, travel, travel by air, housefly, insect
Entry 1
soar, glide, hover, ascend, travel
Entry 2
soar, glide, travel by air
Entry 3
housefly, insect

Antonyms

fall, land, drop, walk, crawl
Entry 1
fall, land, drop
Entry 2
land, walk, crawl

Collocations

fly away, fly over, fly into, fly fast, fly high, fly home, fly overhead, fruit fly, house fly, fly swatter
Entry 1
fly away, fly over, fly into, fly fast, fly high
Entry 2
fly high, fly away, fly home, fly overhead
Entry 3
fruit fly, house fly, fly swatter

More Example Sentences

Finally, I will briefly describe why this is important for you.

Finally, I will briefly describe why this is significant for you.

A woman organizes a neighborhood cleanup on a Saturday morning by posting flyers on every street corner

Subways, highways and flyovers will be constructed to facilitate the communicative system of New York City.

Hello everyone. Before we begin, let me introduce myself briefly. I am Ihtisham and I work in the HR department.

Hello everyone. Before we begin, let me introduce myself briefly. I am Anisha and I work in the Design department.

Hello everyone. Before we begin, let me introduce myself briefly. I am Pranto and I work in the Marketing department.

Underground railway, circular road flyover etc. will be constructed to facilitate the communicative system of Dhaka city.

A woman organizes a neighborhood cleanup on a Saturday morning by posting flyers on every street corner and creating a group chat to coordinate volunteers

A woman organizes a neighborhood cleanup on a Saturday morning by posting flyers on every street corner and creating a group chat to coordinate volunteers who bring their own gloves and garbage bags

Related Vocabularies

to plan and create something with a particular purpose or look
To make an action or process happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
To collide violently; to suddenly stop working (for machines or computers).
to institute legal proceedings against someone
To satisfy fully, especially with food or desire.
to make a sharp sound like a dog; to speak angrily

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