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hovered

hov·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [huhv-er, hov-]
    • /ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv-/
    • /ˈhɒv.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huhv-er, hov-]
    • /ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv-/

Definitions of hovered word

  • verb without object hovered to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building. 2
  • verb without object hovered to keep lingering about; wait near at hand. 1
  • verb without object hovered to remain in an uncertain or irresolute state; waver: to hover between life and death. 1
  • verb without object hovered 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 hovered to cause to hover. 1
  • verb with object hovered Computers. to place (a pointer) over an area of a screen without clicking or tapping. 1
See all 8 definitions of hovered

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Origin of hovered

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English hoveren, frequentative of hoven to hover, of obscure origin

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Parts of speech for Hovered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hovered

hovered 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for hovered

verb hovered

  • floated — Simple past tense and past participle of float.
  • drifted — Simple past tense and past participle of drift.
  • hung — simple past tense and past participle of hang.
  • soared — to fly upward, as a bird.
  • flew — a simple past tense of fly1 .
All 15 Synonyms of hovered

Antonyms for hovered

verb hovered

  • descended — A person who is descended from someone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
  • left — of, relating to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the west when the subject is facing north (opposed to right).
  • lay — to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.
  • rested — the part that is left or remains; remainder: The rest of the students are in the corridor.
  • settled — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
All 5 Antonyms of hovered

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