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- US Pronunciation
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- [huhv-er, hov-]
- /ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv-/
- /ˈhɒv.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [huhv-er, hov-]
- /ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv-/
Definitions of hover word
- verb without object hover to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building. 1
- verb without object hover to keep lingering about; wait near at hand. 1
- verb without object hover to remain in an uncertain or irresolute state; waver: to hover between life and death. 1
- verb without object hover Computers. to place a pointer over an area of a screen without clicking or tapping, as with a mouse or stylus: Hover over the icon to reveal more information. 1
- verb with object hover to cause to hover. 1
- verb with object hover Computers. to place (a pointer) over an area of a screen without clicking or tapping. 1
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Origin of hover
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English hoveren, frequentative of hoven to hover, of obscure origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hover
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hover popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
hover usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hover
verb hover
- fly — to move through the air using wings.
- linger — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- flicker — to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light: The candle flickered in the wind and went out.
- drift — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- poise — a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in which a stress of one dyne per square centimeter is required to maintain a difference of velocity of one centimeter per second between two parallel planes in the fluid that lie in the direction of flow and are separated by a distance of one centimeter. Symbol: P.
Antonyms for hover
verb hover
- lie — Jonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
- settle — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- descend — If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
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