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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

  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.

Related German words