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{ "term": "fly", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "fly", "heSheIt": "flies" }, "pastSimple": "flew", "pastParticiple": "flown", "ingForm": "flying" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to move through the air, using wings", "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Penguins can't fly." }, { "text": "A stork flew slowly past.", "contextForm": "+ adv./prep." }, { "text": "A wasp had flown in through the window." }, { "text": "Geese fly south in the fall." } ], "topics": ["Birds", "Insects, worms, etc."], "collocations": { "adverb": ["high", "low", "fast"], "preposition": ["above", "over"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to move through air or space", "sensetop": "fly (from A) (to B)fly (to B) (from A)+ adv./prep.", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "They were on a plane flying from London to New York.", "contextForm": "fly (from A) (to B)" }, { "text": "Lufthansa fly to La Paz from Frankfurt.", "contextForm": "fly (to B) (from A)" }, { "text": "Enemy planes **fly overhead**.", "contextForm": "+ adv./prep." }, { "text": "to fly at the speed of sound" }, { "text": "The aircraft was declared fully functional and fit to fly." } ], "topics": ["Transport by air"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["high", "low", "fast"], "preposition": ["above", "over"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to travel in an aircraft or a spacecraft", "sensetop": "fly (from A) (to B)fly + adv./prep.+ noun", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Is this the first time that you've flown?" }, { "text": "I'm flying to Hong Kong tomorrow.", "contextForm": "fly (from A) (to B)" }, { "text": "I was flying home to visit my family.", "contextForm": "fly + adv./prep." }, { "text": "I always fly business class.", "contextForm": "+ noun" }, { "text": "We're flying KLM." } ], "topics": ["Transport by air"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["high", "low", "fast"], "preposition": ["above", "over"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to control an aircraft, etc. in the air", "sensetop": "fly something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He's learning to fly." }, { "text": "a pilot trained to fly large passenger planes", "contextForm": "fly something" }, { "text": "children flying kites" }, { "text": "She's trained to fly passenger planes, not military jets." }, { "text": "You'll have to fly the helicopter over some dangerous territory." } ], "topics": ["Transport by air"] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to transport goods or passengers in a plane", "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "The stranded tourists were finally flown home." }, { "text": "He had flowers specially flown in for the ceremony." }, { "text": "Orders were given to fly the prisoners to the US." } ], "topics": ["Transport by air"] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to move through the air for a particular distance; to travel over an ocean or area of land in an aircraft", "sensetop": "fly something", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "Some birds fly huge distances when they migrate." }, { "text": "Who was the first person to fly the Atlantic?" }, { "text": "Only four airlines are currently allowed to fly transatlantic routes from Heathrow." } ], "topics": ["Transport by air"] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to go or move quickly", "sensetop": "(+ adv./prep.)", "examples": [ { "text": "The train was flying along." }, { "text": "She gasped and her hand flew to her mouth." }, { "text": "It's late—I must fly." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to move suddenly and with force", "sensetop": "(+ adv./prep.)+ adj.", "examples": [ { "text": "A large stone came flying in through the window.", "contextForm": "(+ adv./prep.)" }, { "text": "Several people were hit by flying glass." }, { "text": "David gave the door a kick and it flew open.", "contextForm": "+ adj." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to seem to pass very quickly", "sensetop": "fly by/past", "examples": [ { "text": "Doesn't time fly?" }, { "text": "Summer has just flown by.", "contextForm": "fly by/past" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "if a flag flies, or if you fly it, it is displayed, for example on a pole (= a long piece of wood or metal)", "sensetop": "fly something", "examples": [ { "text": "**Flags were flying** at half mast on all public buildings." }, { "text": "to fly the Stars and Stripes", "contextForm": "fly something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "to move around freely", "examples": [ { "text": "hair flying in the wind" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 12, "definition": "to be talked about by many people", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 13, "definition": "to escape from somebody/something", "sensetop": "fly (something)", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Both suspects have flown the country." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 14, "definition": "to be successful", "labels": "(especially North American English)", "examples": [ { "text": "It remains to be seen whether his project will fly." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 15, "definition": "to hit a ball high into the air", "sensetop": "fly (something)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in a straight line", "examples": [ { "text": "The villages are no more than a mile apart as the crow flies." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "the wanted person has escaped", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to act without careful thought and without a plan that you have made in advance, hoping that you will be lucky and be successful", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [], "synonyms": "wing it" }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to escape from a place", "labels": "(informal, especially North American English)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to show your support for your country, an organization or an idea to encourage or persuade others to do the same", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be successful", "examples": [ { "text": "British cinema has been flying high recently, winning several coveted awards." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to oppose or be the opposite of something that is usual or expected", "examples": [ { "text": "Such a proposal is flying in the face of common sense." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to become suddenly very angry", "examples": [], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to test out public opinion on a subject", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The company is flying a kite to see if this plan provokes any interest." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to become able to fly and leave its nest", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to leave home and live somewhere else", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Her children have flown the nest." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to suddenly start saying or doing something that does not seem to be connected to what has gone before", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "He never sticks to the point but keeps going off at a tangent." }, { "text": "Laura’s mind went off at a tangent." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to suddenly become very angry", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "He seems to fly off the handle about the slightest thing these days." } ], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to stop existing; to disappear completely", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "As soon as the kids arrived, order went out of the window." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to fall, especially as a result of not seeing something under your feet", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Someone's going to go flying if you don't pick up these toys." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to tell somebody to go away and stop annoying you or interfering", "labels": "(North American English, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to represent your country or organization", "examples": [ { "text": "Our exporters keep the flag flying at international trade exhibitions." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to attack somebody by hitting them or speaking angrily to them", "examples": [ { "text": "He let fly at me with his fist." }, { "text": "She let fly with a stream of abuse." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to show that you do not believe something will ever happen", "labels": "(ironic, saying)", "examples": [ { "text": "‘With a bit of luck, we'll be finished by the end of the year.’ ‘Yes, and pigs might fly!’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "time seems to pass very quickly", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [ { "text": "How time flies! I've got to go now." }, { "text": "Time has flown since the holiday began." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/flaɪ/", "audio": "fl/fly/fly__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/flaɪd/", "audio": "fl/fly/flied__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/flaɪz/", "audio": "fl/fly/flies__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/fluː/", "audio": "fl/fly/flew__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/fləʊn/", "audio": "fl/fly/flown__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈflaɪɪŋ/", "audio": "fl/fly/flying__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/flaɪ/", "audio": "fl/fly/fly__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/flaɪd/", "audio": "fl/fly/flied__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/flaɪz/", "audio": "fl/fly/flies__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/fluː/", "audio": "fl/fly/flew__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/fləʊn/", "audio": "fl/fly/flown__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈflaɪɪŋ/", "audio": "fl/fly/flying__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "verb Old English flēogan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vliegen and German fliegen, also to fly, the insect." }