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leijua — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • float verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
  • hover verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
  • levitate verb To make something rise and float in the air, seemingly without support.
  • waft verb To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.

Senses

leijua is used for these senses in English:

  • float (transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
  • float (intransitive, aviation) To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
  • hover To remain stationary or float in the air.
  • levitate (intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.
  • waft (ergative) To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.
  • waft (intransitive) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
  • waft To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.

float — full definition

  1. verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
  2. verb To drift gently through the air.
  3. verb To suggest an idea for people to consider.
  4. verb To sell a company's shares to the public for the first time on a stock exchange.
  5. noun A device that keeps something buoyant in water.

hover — full definition

  1. verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
  2. verb To linger near a place or person, especially anxiously or protectively.
  3. verb To be uncertain or wavering between options.
  4. verb To position a cursor over something on a screen without clicking.

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