fly
travel through the air; be airborne
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,366 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,451 times across 173,499 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- travel through the air; be airborne also: wing Man cannot fly
- move quickly or suddenly He flew about the place
- operate an airplane also: aviate, pilot The pilot flew to Cuba
- transport by aeroplane We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America
- cause to fly or float fly a kite
- be dispersed or disseminated Rumors and accusations are flying
fly in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I'll fly, dear mother, like an arrow home.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Carn't yer jest turn the tables, old hoyster, and come for a bit of a fly?
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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Soon people had to hide or to fly to avoid being incorporated in the battalions of the Commune.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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I could not see till it came within two oars length, when taking my fusee, I let fly at him.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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Tom was wondering whether anything lived in that dark cave, and came out at night to fly in the meadows.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1