fly out
To travel by airplane to a destinationTo travel by airplane to a destination.
» I fly in and out of this airport a lot.
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6 senses(intransitive)To travel by airplane to a destination.
I'm going to fly out to see you.
(transitive)To have someone travel rapidly to a destination on an airplane.
flew him out to New York
To take off from an airfield.
(intransitive)To rapidly emerge.
Pieces flew out in all directions.
(intransitive)To become out by hitting a fly ball which is caught.
Jones flied out to right field.
(intransitive)To fly into a rage; to become very angry.
Examples
56 sentencesI fly in and out of this airport a lot.
The plane flew out of sight.
Tom flew out of the saddle.
A bee flew out of the window.
ruИз окна вылетела пчела. — marafon
deEine Biene flog aus dem Fenster. — kolonjano
It flew out of my head.
Вилетіло з голови. — glossboss
ruУ меня это вылетело из головы. — zmoo
Forms
flies out, flying out, flew out, flown outPhrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- fly byпройти, проходитиTo pass or go past quickly, often without much interaction
- fly upTo ascend rapidly
- fly offTo flee rapidly; to run away.
- fly outTo travel by airplane to a destination.
- fly inTo use a flying switch to switch train cars.
- fly intoTo erupt in an emotional outburst.
- fly apartTo break into many pieces by exploding, literally or figuratively.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.