fly
part of speech
verb (fly, flies, flew, flown, flying); noun (a fly, flies)
meaning for a pupil
1) To fly is to move through the air with wings, like a bird, an insect or a plane. tree →
2) To fly is to travel by plane, or to make a kite, plane or drone move in the air. tree →
3) A fly is a small insect with two wings, like a housefly. tree →
4) A flag flies when it is up on a pole. tree →
5) Time flies when it passes very quickly. tree →
6) The fly on trousers is the opening with a zip. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means birds flying and the insects in the plague of swarms against Egypt. Interpretation: The swarms of flies are read as one of the ten plagues. Tradition says they made Pharaoh begin to give in. In the primary lessons: In school maths: an action with distance, speed and time (a plane flies 500 km an hour); birds that fly away leave the group, birds that fly in join it; flies can be counted. In science: birds, bats and insects fly; flies have 6 legs; how planes stay up. In everyday life: flying to see family, flying a kite. Phrases: «fly away», «fly a kite», «time flies», «on the fly», «wouldn't hurt a fly» (is very gentle).
examples
- And God said: 'Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.' (Torah GEN.1.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one. (Torah EXO.8.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses; and in all the land of Egypt the land was ruined by reason of the swarms of flies. (Torah EXO.8.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- But man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. (Writings JOB.5.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats in all their borders. (Writings PSA.105.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a flying roll. (Prophets ZEC.5.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- A plane flies 300 miles in an hour. tree →
- 6 birds fly away from the tree. tree →
- 4 more birds fly in. tree →
- A frog catches 12 flies. tree →
- We flew to Dublin to see my cousins. tree →
- Let's fly my kite on the hill. tree →
- A fly has 6 legs like all insects. tree →
- Time flies when you're having fun! tree →
- “Shall we swim or fly, Peter?” tree →
note
Past «flew», past participle «flown»; he/she «flies». Plural of the insect «flies». Maths: «fly away» takes away from a group, «fly in» adds. With «per hour» it is a speed: distance = speed × time. Trap: a fly is an insect with 6 legs, but a spider is not.
In the corpora
- the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the heaven,
- And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He was seen upon the wings of the wind.
- Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their cotes?
- Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven; the canker-worm spreadeth itself, and flieth away.
- Then again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold a flying roll.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.