Meaning

1 senses

  1. To hunt with a falcon or falcons.

    Falknerei betreiben, Beizjagd betreiben

    hunt with falcons

Examples

29 sentences

  1. The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal.

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  2. A smart falcon hides its talons.

    deEin geschickter Falke verbirgt seine Krallen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Peregrine falcons are birds of prey.

    ruСапсаны - хищные птицы. — marafon

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  4. Peregrine falcons can fly very fast.

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  5. A falcon is a predatory bird.

    ruСокол - хищная птица. — marafon

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Translations

1 languages
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By meaning 1
to hunt with a falcon or falcons:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English faucoun, falcon, faulcon, from Old French falcun, from Late

Inherited from Middle English faucoun, falcon, faulcon, from Old French falcun, from Late Latin falcō (“falcon”), of Germanic origin, probably via Frankish *falkō (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol̑- (“pale”), from *pel- (“fallow”).

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Forms

falcons, falconing, falconed, falconed
Base formfalcon · to falcon
3rd person singularfalcons
Present participlefalconing
Past simplefalconed
Past participlefalconed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfalcon
he, she, itfalcons

Past simpleLesson

all personsfalconed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave falconed
he, she, ithas falconed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill falcon

Word family

2 related words
Relatedfalconerfalconry

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fakeB1fakerfakirfalafelfallA2fallacyC2
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