verb · neutral
fly
/flaɪ/FLY
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to move through the air (of birds, planes) or to travel by aeroplane
Examples
“I usually fly to my hometown for the holidays.”
“Birds fly long distances during migration.”
“The drone can fly for up to 30 minutes.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the tight schedule, I flew to the conference and squeezed three meetings into a single day.”
Collocations
- fly to (a city)
- fly economy/business class
- fly the flag
- fly into (anger/space)
Word family
fly verb (base)flies verb (3rd sing.) / noun (plural of fly – con ruồi)flew verb (past simple)flown verb (past participle)flying verb (gerund/participle), adjectiveflyer noun
Common mistakes
have flew→have flown
I flyed to Hanoi→I flew to Hanoi
go by plane (used when want to practise 'fly')→fly (when focusing on verb use)
Say it for a higher band
5go→6travel→7+fly
Synonyms
travel by plane
soar
Easily confused
travel
“I prefer to travel by train when the journey is short.”
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