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H0303800 (hŭv′ər, hŏv′-)v. hov·ered, hov·er·ing, hov·ers v.intr.1. To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air: gulls hovering over the waves.2. To remain or linger in or near a place: hovering around the speaker's podium.3. To remain in an uncertain state; waver: hovered between anger and remorse.4. Computers To position a pointer over an object or area of the screen, causing a pop-up box to appear or other change to occur: Hover over the image to display the filename.v.tr.1. To cause to hover: The pilot hovered the helicopter a few feet above the icy river.2. Computers To position (a pointer) over an object or area of the screen: hovered the cursor over the link.n. The act or state of hovering: a helicopter in hover.

[Middle English hoveren, frequentative of hoven.]

hov′er·er n.hov′er·ing·ly adv.

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(ˈhɒvə) vb1. (intr) to remain suspended in one place2. (Zoology) (intr) (of certain birds, esp hawks) to remain in one place in the air by rapidly beating the wings3. (intr) to linger uncertainly in a nervous or solicitous way4. (intr) to be in a state of indecision: she was hovering between the two suitors. 5. (Computer Science) (tr) computing to hold (the mouse pointer) over a defined area on a web page without clicking, in order to cause a menu, information box, etc to appearnthe act of hovering[C14: hoveren, variant of hoven, of obscure origin] ˈhoverer n ˈhoveringly adv

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(ˈhʌv ər, ˈhɒv-)

v. -ered, -er•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: a kite hovering over the yard. 2. to keep lingering about; wait near at hand. 3. to remain in an uncertain or irresolute state; waver: to hover between life and death. n. 4. the act or state of hovering. [1350–1400; Middle English hoveren, frequentative of hoven to hover, of obscure orig.] hov′er•er, n. hov′er•ing•ly, adv.

hover

- Comes from hove, "raise, lift, rise" or "linger, wait."See also related terms for lift.

Hover

of trout: a school of trout—Lipton, 1970; of crows.

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Past participle: hovered
Gerund: hovering

Imperative
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Present
I hover
you hover
he/she/it hovers
we hover
you hover
they hover

Preterite
I hovered
you hovered
he/she/it hovered
we hovered
you hovered
they hovered

Present Continuous
I am hovering
you are hovering
he/she/it is hovering
we are hovering
you are hovering
they are hovering

Present Perfect
I have hovered
you have hovered
he/she/it has hovered
we have hovered
you have hovered
they have hovered

Past Continuous
I was hovering
you were hovering
he/she/it was hovering
we were hovering
you were hovering
they were hovering

Past Perfect
I had hovered
you had hovered
he/she/it had hovered
we had hovered
you had hovered
they had hovered

Future
I will hover
you will hover
he/she/it will hover
we will hover
you will hover
they will hover

Future Perfect
I will have hovered
you will have hovered
he/she/it will have hovered
we will have hovered
you will have hovered
they will have hovered

Future Continuous
I will be hovering
you will be hovering
he/she/it will be hovering
we will be hovering
you will be hovering
they will be hovering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hovering
you have been hovering
he/she/it has been hovering
we have been hovering
you have been hovering
they have been hovering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hovering
you will have been hovering
he/she/it will have been hovering
we will have been hovering
you will have been hovering
they will have been hovering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hovering
you had been hovering
he/she/it had been hovering
we had been hovering
you had been hovering
they had been hovering

Conditional
I would hover
you would hover
he/she/it would hover
we would hover
you would hover
they would hover

Past Conditional
I would have hovered
you would have hovered
he/she/it would have hovered
we would have hovered
you would have hovered
they would have hovered

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	hover - be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"oscillate, vacillate, vibratehesitate, waffle, waver - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"shillyshally - be uncertain and vague
	2.	hover - move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"lingerhesitate, waffle, waver - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
	3.	hover - hang in the air; fly or be suspended abovefly, wing - travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"poise - be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
	4.	hover - be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"levitatelevitate - cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"
	5.	hover - hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"bulk large, brood, loomhang - be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"eclipse, overshadow, dominate - be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

hover

verb1. float, fly, hang, drift, be suspended, flutter, poise Beautiful butterflies hovered above the wild flowers.2. linger, loiter, wait nearby, hang about or around (informal) Judith was hovering in the doorway.3. waver, alternate, fluctuate, haver (Brit.), falter, dither (chiefly Brit.), oscillate, vacillate, seesaw, swither (Scot. dialect) We hover between great hopes and great fears.

hover

verb1. To remain stationary over a place or object:hang, poise.2. To move quickly, lightly, and irregularly like a bird in flight:flicker, flit, flitter, flutter.

Translations

徘徊犹豫盘旋翱翔

hover

(ˈhovə) , ((American) ˈha-) verb1. (of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction. 翱翔，盘旋 2. to move around while still remaining near a person etc. I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.徘徊3. (with between) to be undecided. She hovered between leaving and staying.犹豫ˈhovercraft noun a vehicle which is able to move over land or water, supported by a cushion of air. 气垫船

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hover around (someone or something)

To position oneself near or around someone or something else; to linger near or around someone or something else. If you keep hovering around me like this, I'm going to put you to work setting the table!See also: around, hover

hover between (something) and (something else)

1. Physically, to float or be suspended between two things. The plane hovered between the two runways before it got cleared to make a landing.2. By extension, to struggle to decide between several options. If she's hovering between those two schools, well, she'll get a great education either way.See also: and, between, hover

hover over (someone or something)

1. To float or be suspended over someone or something. The plane hovered over the runway before making a smooth landing.2. To linger near or around someone or something, often when doing so is unwelcome. Dad, I can't get anything done with you hovering over me—quit it! Ugh, the boss has been hovering over me the whole time I've been working on this project.See also: hover, over

hover around (someone or something)

to hang or wait around someone or something. The mugger hovered around the side door to the theater, waiting for a victim. The birds hovered around the bird feeder.See also: around, hover

hover between something (and something else)

1. Lit. to float or hang between things. The helicopter hovered between the buildings and lowered a rescue chair. The hummingbird hovered between the blossoms, sipping from one and then the other. 2. Fig. to waver between choosing one thing and another. I hovered between chocolate and vanilla. Uncle Jed hovered between life and death for days.See also: between, hover

hover over someone or something

1. Lit. to remain suspended over someone or something. The rescue helicopter hovered over the floating sailor. A huge blimp hovered over the football stadium. 2. Fig. [for someone] to stay close to someone or something, waiting, ready to advise or interfere. Please don't hover over me, watching what I am doing. I have to hover over this project or someone will mess it up.See also: hover, over

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verb float

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verb linger

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verb waver

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verb to remain stationary over a place or object

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verb to move quickly, lightly, and irregularly like a bird in flight

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verb be undecided about something

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verb move to and fro

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verb hang in the air

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verb be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity

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verb hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

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