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English verb: hover | |||
| 1. | hover (stative) be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action | ||
| Samples | He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement. | ||
| Synonyms | oscillate, vacillate, vibrate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hesitate, waffle, waver | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shillyshally | ||
| 2. | hover (stative) move to and fro | ||
| Samples | The shy student lingered in the corner. | ||
| Synonyms | linger | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hesitate, waffle, waver | ||
| 3. | hover (motion) hang in the air; fly or be suspended above | ||
| Examples | Some big birds hover in the tree, There hover some big birds in the tree | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fly, wing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | poise | ||
| 4. | hover (motion) be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity | ||
| Samples | The guru claimed that he could levitate. | ||
| Synonyms | levitate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Entail | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
| Verb group | levitate | ||
| 5. | hover (stative) hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing | ||
| Samples | The terrible vision brooded over her all day long. | ||
| Examples | Some big birds hover in the tree, There hover some big birds in the tree | ||
| Synonyms | brood, bulk large, loom | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hang | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dominate, eclipse, overshadow | ||
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