Definition
to fly: to travel or move through the air; to drive, to pilot, to operate (a plane)
The bird flew out of the cage.
This is an irregular verb:
I fly / I flew / I have flown
a flight: a journey or trip through the air (for example in an airplane or helicopter)
a fly: a small buzzing insect that flies (often black)
Pronunciation examples
UK: Would you like to fly to Australia?
US: I flew in a plane last year and felt sick.
- "Jean : You left us, but where did you fly?"
- "Joan : A sky flying machine!"
- "I always have tomato juice when I fly."
- "Jean : The pigeons don't fly anymore."
- "Enjoy your flight, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for flying Big Generic Airlines."
- "On an island where we once flew"
- "Flying is very dangerous"
- "Horatio : This is a sky flying machine... or a plane."
- "Bruno : I haven't prepared a speech, and I really don't like flying across the country on such short notice."
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