hover
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The meaning (definition) of the word hover
to stay still in one spot in the air
The word hover used in a sentence
“The butterfly will hover above the pretty yellow flowers.”
Words that mean the opposite of hover (antonyms)
landfall
How the word hover is said around the world
| French | flotter (flaw-TAY) |
| Spanish | flotar (floh-TAHR) |
| Mandarin | 悬停 (shwen ting) |
| Hindi | मंडराना (muhn-duh-RAH-nah) |
| Arabic | يحوم (ya-HOOM) |
| Russian | зависать в воздухе (zah-vee-SAHT v VOHZ-doo-khyeh) |
| Portuguese (EU) | pairar (py-RAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | pairar (py-RAHR) |
| Japanese | ホバリングする (hoh-BAH-rin-gu su-ru) |
| German | schweben (SHVAY-buhn) |
| Urdu | ہوور (HAHV-vuhr) |
| Punjabi | ਹਵਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਟਿਕੇ ਰਹਿਣਾ (huh-VAH vich TIK-keh REH-nah) |
| Korean | 공중에 떠 있다 (gong-joong-eh TTUH EET-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְרַחֵף (LRAH-khayf) |
| Greek | φτερουγίζω (ftay-roo-YEE-zoh) |
| Dutch | zweven (ZVAY-vuhn) |
| Tagalog | mag-hover (MAHG-hoh-vuhr) |
| Vietnamese | lơ lửng (luh luhng) |
| Turkish | havada asılı kalmak (hah-vah-DAH ah-suh-LUH kahl-MAHK) |
| Persian | معلق ماندن (mo-al-LAGH mahn-DAN) |
| Polish | unosić się w powietrzu (oo-NOH-sheech sheh f pov-YEZH-shoo) |
| Ukrainian | зависати (zah-vee-SAH-tee) |
| Bengali | হোভার (HOH-bahr) |
| Swedish | sväva (SVAIR-vah) |
| Italian | librarsi (lee-BRAHR-see) |
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