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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLEY

Old English āflēgan to put to flight; related to Old Norse fleygja.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FLEY

fley  [fleɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fley is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fley in English.

WHAT DOES FLEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fley

Fley is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

Definition of fley in the English dictionary

The definition of fley in the dictionary is to be afraid or cause to be afraid. Other definition of fley is to frighten away; scare.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLEY

PRESENT

Present
I fley
you fley
he/she/it fleys
we fley
you fley
they fley
Present continuous
I am fleying
you are fleying
he/she/it is fleying
we are fleying
you are fleying
they are fleying
Present perfect
I have fleyed
you have fleyed
he/she/it has fleyed
we have fleyed
you have fleyed
they have fleyed
Present perfect continuous
I have been fleying
you have been fleying
he/she/it has been fleying
we have been fleying
you have been fleying
they have been fleying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I fleyed
you fleyed
he/she/it fleyed
we fleyed
you fleyed
they fleyed
Past continuous
I was fleying
you were fleying
he/she/it was fleying
we were fleying
you were fleying
they were fleying
Past perfect
I had fleyed
you had fleyed
he/she/it had fleyed
we had fleyed
you had fleyed
they had fleyed
Past perfect continuous
I had been fleying
you had been fleying
he/she/it had been fleying
we had been fleying
you had been fleying
they had been fleying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fley
you will fley
he/she/it will fley
we will fley
you will fley
they will fley
Future continuous
I will be fleying
you will be fleying
he/she/it will be fleying
we will be fleying
you will be fleying
they will be fleying
Future perfect
I will have fleyed
you will have fleyed
he/she/it will have fleyed
we will have fleyed
you will have fleyed
they will have fleyed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been fleying
you will have been fleying
he/she/it will have been fleying
we will have been fleying
you will have been fleying
they will have been fleying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fley
you would fley
he/she/it would fley
we would fley
you would fley
they would fley
Conditional continuous
I would be fleying
you would be fleying
he/she/it would be fleying
we would be fleying
you would be fleying
they would be fleying
Conditional perfect
I would have fley
you would have fley
he/she/it would have fley
we would have fley
you would have fley
they would have fley
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fleying
you would have been fleying
he/she/it would have been fleying
we would have been fleying
you would have been fleying
they would have been fleying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fley
we let´s fley
you fley
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fley
Past participle
fleyed
Present Participle
fleying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLEY


ballet
ˈbæleɪ
cabriolet
ˌkæbrɪəʊˈleɪ
Calais
ˈkæleɪ
chalet
ˈʃæleɪ
clay
kleɪ
controle
kənˈtrəʊleɪ
cosplay
ˈkɒsˌpleɪ
delay
dɪˈleɪ
display
dɪˈspleɪ
gameplay
ˈɡeɪmˌpleɪ
gilet
dʒɪˈleɪ
lay
leɪ
lei
leɪ
ley
leɪ
Malay
məˈleɪ
overlay
ˌəʊvəˈleɪ
palais
ˈpæleɪ
play
pleɪ
relay
ˈriːleɪ
replay
ˈriːˌpleɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLEY

flexile
flexion
flexional
flexionless
flexitarian
flexitarianism
flexitime
flexo
flexographic
flexographically
flexography
flexor
flextime
flextimer
flexuose
flexuous
flexuously
flexural
flexure
flibbert

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLEY

alley
Ashley
bailey
Bentley
Berkeley
Bradley
Haley
Harley
hurley
Marley
medley
Oakley
Riley
Shipley
smiley
Stanley
the life of Riley
trolley
valley
Wesley

Synonyms and antonyms of fley in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fley» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLEY

Find out the translation of fley to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fley from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fley» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fley
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570 millions of speakers

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510 millions of speakers

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Fley
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Fley
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Betul
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Fley
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Translator English - Korean

fley
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Translator English - Javanese

Nggoleki
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Translator English - Tamil

fley
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फाईल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fley
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Fley
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Translator English - Polish

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Translator English - Ukrainian

Fley
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Translator English - Romanian

fley
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el

Translator English - Greek

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Translator English - Afrikaans

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Translator English - Swedish

Fley
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Fley
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Trends of use of fley

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLEY»

The term «fley» is regularly used and occupies the 75.716 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLEY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fley

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLEY»

Discover the use of fley in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fley and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
Teut. vlaegh-en, deglubere ; because the flax is as it wereflaycd, when the useful part is separated from the rind. To FLEY, Flee, v. a. 2. To put to fright, to Jley or Jlee away, S.] Add; John quenched the fires, and fley'd, like rooks, The boys ana'.
John Jamieson, 1841
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
GIVEN BY JOHN FLEY, FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOLMASTER, AND AN ANNUITY OF 4/. PURCHASED FOR THE SAME PURPOSE. John Fley, of Buckerell, clerk, by his will bearing date the 25th March 1614, devised that Jerome ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1820
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REPORT FROM COMMISSIONERS: CHARITIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES
GIVEN BY JOHN FLEY, FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOLMASTER, AND AN ANNUITY OF 4/. PURCHASED FOR THE SAME PURPOSE. .John Fley, of Buckerell, clerk, by his will bearing date the 25th March 1614-, devised that Jerome ...
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
Teut. vlaegh-en, deglubere ; because the flax is as it were flayed, when the useful part is separated from the rind. To FLEY, Flee, v. a. 2. To put to fright, to fley or Jtee away, S.] Add; John quenched the fires, and fley' d, like rooks, The boys uiva .
John Jamieson, 1825
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The Story of England by Robert Manning of Brunne, AD 1338
(fin- dye), *vylenye, 11.; 404/ 11,536. *a dreigh (at a distance), on hey; 212 / 6048 . drey, a. (distant), ney, a. ; 427 / 12,206. 0 drey (at a distance : see ney, prep), ney, prep. ; 311 / 8896. ney, adv.; 444/12,692. drey, per/1 (suffered : see fley, perjl ).
Robert Manning, Frederick James Furnivall, 2012
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An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language: ...
To FLEY, Flee, v. a. l. To frighten, to terrify, S. Fleyit, fleid, part. pa. Ccis not for to pertrubil all and sum, And with thy felloun dreddour thame toflcy. Doug. Virgil, 370. 54. Thai war sa felly flevit thar, That I trow Schyr Richard off Clar Sail haiff na  ...
John Jamieson, 1808
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The report of the Commissioners concerning charities; ...
Minific heing seised in fee of all the said lands at Bnckerell, whereof the said John Fley died seised, at the reqnest and hy the directions of the said parties of the first part, and in performance of the will of the said John Fley, and also hy the  ...
Commissioners for inquiry into charities, 1826
8
The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns
Fley, to scare: ' \Vant and Hunger fley me.' Fley'd, scared: ' fley'd an' eerie,' ' but be na fiey'd,' 'fley'd awa.' Fliclzterin, fluttering: as young nestlings when their darn approaches (R. B.) ; 'flichterin noise and glee.' Flinders, shreds, broken pieces ...
Burns Robert
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
1. 11. TO put to flight, frighten away, gen. with flii'ltJ', om on! ; also used )7". Sc. Lie mouldering bans in sandy graves That [hey my peace awa', SCOTI' Jlilfnsln' lsv (18021 IV. 310, ed. 1848. Abd. She's nearhan' fley't Null 0' Illeadaple an' '5 wife ...
Joseph Wright
10
Always Happy! Or Anecdotes of Felix and His Sister Serena: ...
Written for Her Children, by a Mother Maria Elizabeth Budden, John Harris, S. & J . Bentley, Wilson, and Fley. t. ttMVMD C0U.E8E LI»»W GIFT or IIYAID PERCIVM. KEXaiTT KAY Zt, t«2S LONDON : Printed by 8. & J. Bentley, Wilson, and Fley, ...
Maria Elizabeth Budden, John Harris, S. & J. Bentley, Wilson, and Fley, 1843

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLEY»

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Lois Tilton reviews Short Fiction, early March
Miss Kisseal was the postmistress of Fley, a little village wedged between two mountains, each mountain in the custody of a rival band. «Locus Online, Mar 15»
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Sia Source: Getty Images
... Stack, newly engaged actor couple Fley Irvine and Tai Hara, Justice Crew, Little Sea, Jezabels, Gang Of Youths and Alison Wonderland. «NEWS.com.au, Feb 15»
3
Protest Shows Growing Opposition to Canal in Nicaragua
Luis Fley, “also known as Comandante Johnson”, also attended the rally as a representative of the contras that rose against the Sandinista ... «Havana Times, Dec 14»
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Jo Ann Fley
URBANA – Jo Ann Fley, 84, of Urbana died on Wednesday (Oct. 15, 2014) at her home at Clark-Lindsey Village, Urbana. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Oct 14»
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Benicia man identified as body found in burning garage
Cara Fley, Brunson longtime friend, said they went to Liberty High School in Benicia. "He was my first friend in high school," Fley said. "He was ... «Vallejo Times Herald, Oct 14»
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James Foley Beheading: 'The Beatles,' Known British Militant Group …
... better known as Scotland Yard, may indicate that the militant responsible for the beheading of James Fley is already known to British police. «The Inquisitr, Aug 14»
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Notre Dame Academy, Xavier alumni litter Met field
Echko, a 6-4, 6-0 winner against recent Notre Dame graduate and incoming Bellarmine freshman Bess Fley, knows all about the Pandas ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 14»
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Hacker named Notre Dame Academy's valedictorian
... Fedders, Laura Elizabeth Finke, Maggie Irene Flanagan, Elizabeth Marie Fley, Breanna Katherine Flynn, Moriah Theresa Louise Frommeyer,. «Cincinnati.com, Jul 14»
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2014 World Cup: “We were nervous against Iran, we must play …
... dey did all they could. Dont forget dis is Iran we played, deys got good playas. Next game eagles fly, beat them boznia boyz, fley high ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jun 14»
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State tennis | Freshman McKamey wins girls' title
... Kuo (Sacred Heart), Abby Roebker (Notre Dame), Bess Fley (Notre Dame), Shae Henry (Henry Clay), Meredith Macy (Lexington Christian). «The Courier-Journal, May 14»

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