Hover

  • 11hover — [v] hang, float over be suspended, brood over, dance, drift, flicker, flit, flitter, flutter, fly, hang about, linger, poise, wait nearby, waver; concept 154 Ant. lie, rest, settle …

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  • 12hover — ► VERB 1) remain in one place in the air. 2) linger close at hand in an uncertain manner. 3) remain at or near a particular level or in an intermediate state. ► NOUN ▪ an act of hovering. DERIVATIVES hoverer noun …

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  • 13hover — [huv′ər, häv′ər] vi. [ME hoveren, freq. of hoven, to stay (suspended)] 1. to stay suspended or flutter in the air near one place 2. to linger or wait close by, esp. in an overprotective, insistent, or anxious way 3. to be in an uncertain… …

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  • 14Høver M.F. 11 — infobox Aircraft name = Høver M.F. 11 type = Maritime reconnaissance manufacturer = Marinens FlyvebaatfabrikkKjæraas 2003: 3] caption = M.F.11 F.322 in RNNAS service designer = Captain J.E. Høver first flight = 29 September, 1931 introduced =… …

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  • 15hover — v. 1) (d; intr.) to hover around (we hovered around our guide) 2) (d; intr.) to hover between (to hover between life and death) 3) (d; intr.) to hover over (the fear of a new war hovered over us) * * * [ hɒvə] (d; intr.) to hover over (the fear… …

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  • 16hover */ — UK [ˈhɒvə(r)] / US [ˈhɑvər] verb [intransitive] Word forms hover : present tense I/you/we/they hover he/she/it hovers present participle hovering past tense hovered past participle hovered 1) if a bird, insect, or aircraft hovers, it keeps itself …

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  • 17hover — [[t]hɒ̱və(r), AM hʌ̱v [/t]] hovers, hovering, hovered 1) VERB To hover means to stay in the same position in the air without moving forwards or backwards. Many birds and insects can hover by moving their wings very quickly. Beautiful butterflies… …

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  • 18hover — hov|er [ havər ] verb intransitive * 1. ) if a bird, insect, or aircraft hovers, it keeps itself in the same position in the air: An army helicopter hovered overhead. 2. ) to stay somewhere because you are waiting to do something or because you… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19Hover Ad — Layer Ads (englisch für Schicht Anzeigen , auch Hover Ads genannt), sind eine neuere Form der Internetwerbung. Es handelt sich dabei nicht um die traditionellen Pop up Fenster, die durch die JavaScript Funktion window.open() in Form eines neuen… …

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  • 20hover — verb ADVERB ▪ nearby ▪ anxiously ▪ He was hovering anxiously outside. ▪ uncertainly ▪ She hovered uncertainly near the front door …

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