Schweben — 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.
- levitation noun The apparent raising of a person or object into the air without any visible physical support.
- sail noun A large piece of fabric rigged on a boat to catch the wind and drive it forward.
- soar verb To fly high in the air with little effort, especially by gliding on air currents.
- waft verb To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.
Senses
Schweben is used for these senses in English:
- hover To remain stationary or float in the air.
- levitate (intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.
- levitation The suspension of something via technical means without any mechanical support, such as by magnetism
- sail (intransitive) To move briskly but sedately.
- soar (intransitive) To fly high with little effort, like a bird.
- waft (intransitive) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
float — full definition
- verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
- verb To drift gently through the air.
- verb To suggest an idea for people to consider.
- verb To sell a company's shares to the public for the first time on a stock exchange.
- noun A device that keeps something buoyant in water.
hover — full definition
- verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
- verb To linger near a place or person, especially anxiously or protectively.
- verb To be uncertain or wavering between options.
- verb To position a cursor over something on a screen without clicking.