Meaning of "flight" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLIGHT

Old English flyht; related to Middle Dutch vlucht, Old Saxon fluht.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FLIGHT

flight  [flaɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLIGHT

Flight is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb flight in English.

WHAT DOES FLIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flight

Flight is the process by which an object moves, through an atmosphere or beyond it, by generating aerodynamic lift, propulsive thrust, aerostatically using buoyancy, or by ballistic movement, without direct support from any surface. Many things fly, from natural aviators such as birds, bats and insects to human inventions such as missiles, aircraft such as airplanes, helicopters and balloons, to rockets such as spacecraft. The engineering aspects of flight are studied in aerospace engineering which is subdivided into aeronautics, the study of vehicles that travel through the air, and astronautics, the study of vehicles that travel through space, and in ballistics, the study of the flight of projectiles.

Definition of flight in the English dictionary

The first definition of flight in the dictionary is the act, skill, or manner of flying. Other definition of flight is a journey made by a flying animal or object. Flight is also a scheduled airline journey.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLIGHT

PRESENT

Present

I flight

you flight

he/she/it flights

we flight

you flight

they flight

Present continuous

I am flighting

you are flighting

he/she/it is flighting

we are flighting

you are flighting

they are flighting

Present perfect

I have flighted

you have flighted

he/she/it has flighted

we have flighted

you have flighted

they have flighted

Present perfect continuous

I have been flighting

you have been flighting

he/she/it has been flighting

we have been flighting

you have been flighting

they have been flighting

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 flighted

you flighted

he/she/it flighted

we flighted

you flighted

they flighted

Past continuous

I was flighting

you were flighting

he/she/it was flighting

we were flighting

you were flighting

they were flighting

Past perfect

I had flighted

you had flighted

he/she/it had flighted

we had flighted

you had flighted

they had flighted

Past perfect continuous

I had been flighting

you had been flighting

he/she/it had been flighting

we had been flighting

you had been flighting

they had been flighting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will flight

you will flight

he/she/it will flight

we will flight

you will flight

they will flight

Future continuous

I will be flighting

you will be flighting

he/she/it will be flighting

we will be flighting

you will be flighting

they will be flighting

Future perfect

I will have flighted

you will have flighted

he/she/it will have flighted

we will have flighted

you will have flighted

they will have flighted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been flighting

you will have been flighting

he/she/it will have been flighting

we will have been flighting

you will have been flighting

they will have been flighting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would flight

you would flight

he/she/it would flight

we would flight

you would flight

they would flight

Conditional continuous

I would be flighting

you would be flighting

he/she/it would be flighting

we would be flighting

you would be flighting

they would be flighting

Conditional perfect

I would have flight

you would have flight

he/she/it would have flight

we would have flight

you would have flight

they would have flight

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been flighting

you would have been flighting

he/she/it would have been flighting

we would have been flighting

you would have been flighting

they would have been flighting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you flight
we let´s flight
you flight

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to flight

Past participle

flighted

Present Participle

flighting

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.

SYNONYMS OF «FLIGHT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flight» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of flight

absconding · aeronautics · aviation · cloud · departure · escape · exit · exodus · flock · flying · formation · getaway · group · journey · mounting · retreat · soaring · squadron · swarm · trip · unit · voyage

TRANSLATION OF FLIGHT

Find out the translation of flight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of flight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flight» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 班机
• Translator English - Spanish: vuelo
• English: flight
• Translator English - Hindi: उड़ान
• Translator English - Arabic: رِحْلَةٌ جَوِيَّة
• Translator English - Russian: полет
• Translator English - Portuguese: voo
• Translator English - Bengali: ফ্লাইট
• Translator English - French: vol
• Translator English - Malay: Penerbangan
• Translator English - German: Flug
• Translator English - Japanese: フライト
• Translator English - Korean: 비행
• Translator English - Javanese: Pesawat
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chuyến bay
• Translator English - Tamil: விமான
• Translator English - Marathi: उड्डाण
• Translator English - Turkish: uçuş
• Translator English - Italian: volo
• Translator English - Polish: lot
• Translator English - Ukrainian: політ
• Translator English - Romanian: zbor
• Translator English - Greek: πτήση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vlug
• Translator English - Swedish: flyg
• Translator English - Norwegian: flyvning

10 QUOTES WITH «FLIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flight.

1

Jeff Abbott

I want to be a writer you can always depend on for a good read during your vacation, during your flight, during a time in your life when you want to forget the world around you.

2

John James Audubon

The Golden Eagle, which has universally been considered as a bird of most extraordinary powers of flight, is in my estimation little more than a sluggard, though its wings are long and ample.

3

William Bartram

First I shall name the eagle, of which there are three species: the great grey eagle is the largest, of great strength and high flight; he chiefly preys on fawns and other young quadrupeds.

4

Chris Cooper

When I feel like I'm doing my best work, there is a bit of a freedom, a bit of flight that you're not so much losing yourself but you're sort of in the zone.

5

Joy Covey

I didn't know much about the Mexican gray wolf before January 2011, when we contributed a flight in our Pilatus PC12 to the effort to re-establish the wolf in the forests of Arizona and New Mexico.

6

Sloane Crosley

Since graduation, I have measured time in 4-by-5-inch pieces of paper, four days on the left and three on the right. Every social engagement, interview, reading, flight, doctor's appointment, birthday and dry-cleaning reminder has been handwritten between metal loops.

7

Sloane Crosley

I used to think that nails-down-a-chalkboard was the worst sound in the world. Then I moved on to people-eating-cereal-on-the-phone. But only this week did I stumble across the rightful winner: it's the sound of a baggage carousel coming to a grinding halt, having reunited every passenger on your flight with their luggage, except for you.

8

Erin Cummings

Almost all of my jobs have been on locations. And I think you can be that person who says, 'I have a job that forces me to travel and I'm just going to go ahead and do it and pray for my next flight home.' Or 'this is where I am, this is my life, let me see a part of this world I now live in.'

9

Neil Diamond

I've always thought of music as something which gives the words their flight and their wings and the music often comes first, although sometimes I'll have a concept, a title idea, a lyric idea that I want to write and the lyric will come first.

10

Michael Dickinson

I'm obsessed with insects, particularly insect flight. I think the evolution of insect flight is perhaps one of the most important events in the history of life. Without insects, there'd be no flowering plants. Without flowering plants, there would be no clever, fruit-eating primates giving TED Talks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLIGHT»

Discover the use of flight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Flight Behavior: A Novel

Flight Behavior transfixes from its opening scene, when a young woman's narrow experience of life is thrown wide with the force of a raging fire.

Barbara Kingsolver, 2012

Flight

During these travels through time, his refrain grows: 'Who's to judge?' This novel seeks nothing less than an understanding of why human beings hate. Flight is irrepressible and fearless - Sherman Alexie at his most brilliant.

Sherman Alexie, 2008

Flight

An illustrated book of projects demonstrating the properties of flight.

Jack Challoner, 1995

Flight

Flight is a heart-pounding marriage of Jan Burke's "intricate plotting" (Washington Times), "chilling suspense" (Clive Cussler), and trademark "crisp, crackling prose" (Library Journal) that will thrill newcomers and veteran Burke fans, ...

Jan Burke, 2003

Flight

Twelve-year-old Samantha struggles with how to best help her artistic older brother and parents who will not have him tested for a learning disability.

Elizabeth Stow Ellison, 2008

Flight to Heaven: A Plane Crash...A Lone Survivor...A ...

For forty years he kept the story to himself at the urging of his grandfather to "live" his experience rather than talk about it.

Capt. Dale Black, Ken Gire, 2010

Last Flight

Compiled here are dispatches, letters, diary entries and charts she sent to her husband at each stage of her trip.

Amelia Earhart, 2009

Flight Out of Time: A Dada Diary

. Indispensable for an understanding of the beginnings of the Dada movement and Dada in Zurich."--Rudolf Kuenzli, Director, International Dada Archive "In Flight Out of Time one can follow Dada's unfolding and expansion almost day-by-day.

Hugo Ball, John Elderfield, 1996

Flight Physics: Essentials of Aeronautical Disciplines and ...

These are discussed in five chapters dealing with low speed aerodynamic properties (lift and drag) of wings, aircraft engines and propulsion, performances, and stability and control of aircraft.

Egbert Torenbeek, H. Wittenberg, 2009

Flight Simulation

This is a primary purpose of Flight Simulation. Written in collaboration with a number of internationally known specialists, the book considers the subject in three sections.

J. M. Rolfe, K. J. Staples, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flight is used in the context of the following news items.

Battery damage grounds Solar Impulse 2 after record-breaking flight

Solar Impulse 2 is taking an breather after its record-breaking 117-hour, 52-minute flight from Japan to Hawaii last week that crushed the record ... «The Verge, Jul 15»

Last Flight for US Airways Expected in October

The last flight for US Airways will take place this fall, and one more name in airline history will disappear. The farewell flight for US Airways will ... «ABC News, Jul 15»

Airbus electric aircraft takes first flight across English Channel as …

Airbus has hailed a new chapter in aviation history by claiming the first electric flight across the Channel, brushing off a similar feat by another ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»

Arkia flight came close to landing on waiting aircraft

Tel Aviv-bound flight conducts nighttime visual approach on the wrong runway, nearly landing on another aircraft waiting to take off; ... «Ynetnews, Jul 15»

St. Louis astronaut will train for commercial crew flight tests to ISS

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (KTVI)-A St. Louis astronaut is part of a team that will train to fly commercial crew flight tests to the International Space ... «fox2now.com, Jul 15»

Bali flight delays leave Melbourne family stuck in Indonesia with 'an …

Mr Perry said even if they had known, it would not have changed their predicament, because their carrier, Air Asia, did not confirm their flight ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»

Lima Lima flight team shows off its tricks

Lima Lima Flight Team Pilot Skip Aldous speaks with Post Tribune intern Laura Schulte before a media flight on Friday. Lima Lima Flight Team ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»

Scottish boy band singer collapses of heat exhaustion aboard flight …

A 19-year-old singer in a Scottish boy band passed out from heat exhaustion Wednesday on a flight to Glasgow after wearing a suitcase worth ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

How delayed could your flight be? Use our flight delay calculator to …

What could be worse than being sat around at the airport waiting as your flight is delayed. But which routes and airlines will keep you waiting ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»

Pale, red-haired Scotland girl not allowed to board plane because …

Grace Wain was trying to board an Etihad flight from Manchester, England, to the Maldives in the Indian Ocean on July 6, reports the Mirror. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»