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fly

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/flaɪ/ · fly

to move through the air using wings

Meanings

verbformal

to move through the air using wings

ہوا میں پروں کی مدد سے حرکت کرنا

اڑنا

udna

Synonyms

soarglidehoverاڑناپروان چڑھناپرواز کرنا

Antonyms

landdescendstayزمین پر آنانیچے آنارہنا

Common Collocations

  • fly high
  • fly away
  • fly in the sky

Example Sentences

Birds can fly high in the sky.

پرندے آسمان میں اونچا اڑ سکتے ہیں.

Parinday aasman mein ooncha ud sakte hain.

The plane will fly over the mountains.

ہوائی جہاز پہاڑوں کے اوپر اڑے گا.

Hawai jahaaz pahaaron ke upar urey ga.

I love to watch the butterflies fly.

مجھے تتلیوں کو اڑتے ہوئے دیکھنا پسند ہے.

Mujhe titliyon ko urtay hue dekhna pasand hai.

Easily Confused With

flee:To flee means to run away from danger, unlike flying which implies moving through the air.
nouninformal

a common flying insect with two wings

دو پروں والا ایک عام اڑتا ہوا کیڑہ

مکھنکی

makhanki

Synonyms

insectbugpestکیڑاحشراتپریشانی

Antonyms

stillnesscalmpeaceخاموشیسکونامن

Common Collocations

  • house fly
  • fruit fly
  • fly swatter

Example Sentences

A fly landed on my food.

ایک مکھنکی میرے کھانے پر بیٹھی.

Aik makhanki mere khanay par baithi.

There are many flies in the summer.

گرمیاں میں بہت ساری مکھنکیاں ہیں.

Garmiyan mein bohat saari makhankiyan hain.

The fly buzzed around the room.

مکھنکی کمرے کے اردگرد بھونکتی رہی.

Makhanki kamray ke irdugird bhonkhti rahi.

Easily Confused With

spy:To spy means to observe secretly, which is different from a fly, an insect.

Word Family

flying
adjectiveاڑتا ہوا
flyer
nounفلاں

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of a bird flying high in the sky.

Imagine a bird soaring through the clouds.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

پرندوں کی طرح اڑ کر آؤ، پھر دیکھو گے کیا ہوتا ہے

Parindon ki tarah ud kar aao, phir dekhoge kya hota hai

Come flying like the birds, then you will see what happens.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

چڑیا کے اڑنے کا وقت آ گیا

Chidiya ke udne ka waqt aa gaya

The time has come for the bird to fly.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old English "flēogan" — to fly

First known use: before 12th century

The word 'fly' has its roots in Old English 'flēogan,' which signified the action of flying or soaring through the air. It has evolved through Middle English into its current form.