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[flaɪ] (past tense flew [fluː] ; past participle flown [fləʊn] ) verb I
1) to use wings to move through the air
Not all insects can fly.[/ex]
2) [I] to travel on a plane
Sometimes it's cheaper to fly.[/ex]
I flew from London to Amsterdam.[/ex]
We flew into Heathrow on Monday evening.[/ex]
3) [T] to take people or goods somewhere on a plane
They flew her home for urgent medical treatment.[/ex]
Helicopters are being used to fly in supplies.[/ex]
4) [I/T] to control a plane when it is in the air
He had always wanted to learn to fly.[/ex]
The pilots refused to fly the planes in icy conditions.[/ex]
5) [I] to move very fast through the air
A bullet flew past his head.[/ex]
6) [I] to move suddenly or quickly
The door flew open and the head teacher marched in.[/ex]
7) [I] if time flies, it seems to pass very quickly
8) [I/T] if you fly a flag, or if it is flying, it is on the top of a pole or building
fly in the face of sth — to be completely opposite to something that most people believe or accept[/ex]
[i]This behaviour flies in the face of all the ideals we've worked towards.[/ex]
fly into a rage — to suddenly become extremely angry[/ex]
go flyinginformal to move quickly through the air and fall to the ground[/ex]
I tripped over a tree root and went flying.[/ex]
II
(plural flies) noun [C]
fly [flaɪ]
a common small insect with wings
dropping like fliesinformal getting ill or dying in large numbers very quickly[/ex]
on the fly — in a very quick and informal way[/ex]
sb wouldn't hurt a flyspoken used for saying that someone is very gentle and kind[/ex]

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