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fliegen.

to fly; to travel by air

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfliːɡn̩//ˈfliːɡŋ̍/
  1. to fly; to travel by air

    class-2 · intransitive · strong
    Ich fliege morgen in die Vereinigten Staaten.
  2. to rush; to fly; to go quickly

    class-2 · figuratively · intransitive · strong
  3. to fly; to pilot

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  4. to transport by air

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  5. to get the axe, to get kicked out

    class-2 · colloquial · intransitive · strong
    ... könnte von der Akademie fliegen.
  6. to fall; to fall down

    class-2 · colloquial · intransitive · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vliegen, Old High German fliogan, from Proto-West Germanic *fleugan, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-. Compare Bavarian fliagn, Dutch vliegen, Low German flegen, English fly, Danish flyve.

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