behüten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hover verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
Senses
behüten is used for these senses in English:
- hover Of a bird: to shelter (chicks) under its body and wings; (by extension) of a thing: to cover or surround (something).
- watch over (idiomatic) To guard and protect.
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.
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