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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
fly
/flaɪ/
verb1 of 2
to travel through the air using wings
- “The bird is flying over the roof of the house.”Tatoeba
- “For me to do more, I would have to fly.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)