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- [fer-ee]
- /ˈfɛr i/
- /ˈfer.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fer-ee]
- /ˈfɛr i/
Definitions of ferry word
- noun plural ferry a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water. 1
- noun plural ferry a ferryboat. 1
- noun plural ferry a service for flying airplanes over a particular route, especially the delivery of airplanes to an overseas purchaser or base of operations. 1
- noun plural ferry the legal right to ferry passengers, cargo, etc., and to charge for the service. 1
- verb with object ferry to carry or convey back and forth over a fixed route in a boat or plane. 1
- verb with object ferry to fly (an airplane) over a particular route, especially for delivery. 1
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Origin of ferry
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English ferien, Old English ferian to carry; cognate with Old Norse ferja, Gothic farjan; akin to fare
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Parts of speech for Ferry
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ferry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ferry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ferry
noun ferry
verb ferry
- tote — Informal. to add up; total.
- send — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- shuttle — a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is wound.
- lug — Linux User Group
- carry — If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
Antonyms for ferry
verb ferry
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
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