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fledge
fledge F0178400 (flĕj)v. fledged, fledg·ing, fledg·es v.tr.1. To raise (a young bird) until it is ready to leave the nest: a pair of ducks that fledged several young.2. To cover with or as if with feathers.3. Archaic To provide (an arrow) with feathers.v.intr.1. To grow the plumage necessary for flight.2. To leave the nest: nestlings that are about to fledge.
[Probably from obsolete fledge, feathered, from Middle English flegge, from Old English *flycge; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]fledge (flɛdʒ) vb1. (Zoology) (tr) to feed and care for (a young bird) until it is able to fly2. (Archery) (tr) Also called: fletch to fit (something, esp an arrow) with a feather or feathers3. (Zoology) (intr) (of a young bird) to grow feathers4. (tr) to cover or adorn with or as if with feathers[Old English -flycge, as in unflycge unfledged; related to Old High German flucki able to fly; see fly1]fledge (flɛdʒ)
v.t. 1. to bring up (a young bird) until it is able to fly. 2. to furnish with or as if with feathers. 3. to provide (an arrow) with feathers. v.i. 4. (of a young bird) to acquire the feathers necessary for flight. [1350–1400; Middle English flegge (fully-)fledged, Old English *flecge, as variant of -flycge] fledge′less, adj. fledge
Past participle: fledged
Gerund: fledging
| Present |
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| I fledge | | you fledge | | he/she/it fledges | | we fledge | | you fledge | | they fledge |
| Preterite |
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| I fledged | | you fledged | | he/she/it fledged | | we fledged | | you fledged | | they fledged |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am fledging | | you are fledging | | he/she/it is fledging | | we are fledging | | you are fledging | | they are fledging |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have fledged | | you have fledged | | he/she/it has fledged | | we have fledged | | you have fledged | | they have fledged |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was fledging | | you were fledging | | he/she/it was fledging | | we were fledging | | you were fledging | | they were fledging |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had fledged | | you had fledged | | he/she/it had fledged | | we had fledged | | you had fledged | | they had fledged |
| Future |
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| I will fledge | | you will fledge | | he/she/it will fledge | | we will fledge | | you will fledge | | they will fledge |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have fledged | | you will have fledged | | he/she/it will have fledged | | we will have fledged | | you will have fledged | | they will have fledged |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be fledging | | you will be fledging | | he/she/it will be fledging | | we will be fledging | | you will be fledging | | they will be fledging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been fledging | | you have been fledging | | he/she/it has been fledging | | we have been fledging | | you have been fledging | | they have been fledging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been fledging | | you will have been fledging | | he/she/it will have been fledging | | we will have been fledging | | you will have been fledging | | they will have been fledging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been fledging | | you had been fledging | | he/she/it had been fledging | | we had been fledging | | you had been fledging | | they had been fledging |
| Conditional |
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| I would fledge | | you would fledge | | he/she/it would fledge | | we would fledge | | you would fledge | | they would fledge |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have fledged | | you would have fledged | | he/she/it would have fledged | | we would have fledged | | you would have fledged | | they would have fledged |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | fledge - feed, care for, and rear young birds for flightparent, bring up, nurture, rear, raise - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" | | 2. | fledge - decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow"flightadorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" | | 3. | fledge - grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already"featheracquire, develop, produce, grow, get - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" |
IdiomsSeefull-fledgedfledge
Synonyms for fledgeverb feed, care for, and rear young birds for flightRelated Words- parent
- bring up
- nurture
- rear
- raise
verb decorate with feathersSynonymsRelated Words- adorn
- decorate
- grace
- ornament
- embellish
- beautify
verb grow feathersSynonymsRelated Words- acquire
- develop
- produce
- grow
- get
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