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hover (verb)

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  • hover — ► 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 …   English terms dictionary

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

  • hover — verb 1》 remain in one place in the air. 2》 linger near to someone or something in an uncertain manner.     ↘remain near a particular level or between two states: inflation will hover around the 4 per cent mark. noun an act of hovering.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • hover — verb /ˈhɒv.ə(ɹ),ˈhʌvɚ/ a) To float in the air. The neighborhood, to our ears, seemed haunted by approaching footsteps; and what between the dead body of the captain on the parlor floor, and the thought of that detestable blind beggar hovering… …   Wiktionary

  • hover — verb (I) 1 if a bird, insect, or helicopter hovers, it stays in one place in the air 2 to stay nervously in the same place especially because you are waiting for something or are uncertain what to do (+ around/about): I noticed several reporters… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hover — verb 1) helicopters hovered overhead Syn: be suspended, be poised, hang, levitate, float; fly 2) she hovered anxiously nearby Syn: linger, loiter, wait (around); informal hang around/about, stick around …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • hover — verb 1) helicopters hovered overhead Syn: hang, be poised, be suspended, float, fly, drift 2) a servant hovered nearby Syn: wait, linger, loiter …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • hover — [[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… …   English dictionary

  • hover */ — 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 …   English dictionary

  • hover — 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

  • hover — intransitive verb (hovered; hovering) Etymology: Middle English hoveren, frequentative of hoven to hover Date: 15th century 1. a. to hang fluttering in the air or on the wing b. to remain suspended over a place or object 2. a. to move to and fro… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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