fledge

flɛdʒ

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Definition of fledge - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

biology

tr.

TECH.

care for a young bird until it can fly

tr.

TECH.

They fledge the chicks until they are ready to fly.

nurture

rear

bird growth

intr.

TECH.

grow feathers and become capable of flight

intr.

TECH.

The young eagles fledge in the spring.

develop

mature

young animals

intr.

Rare

become capable of living independently

intr.

Rare

After a few months, the cubs fledge and leave their mother.

grow

mature

decoration

tr.

Dated

decorate something with feathers

tr.

Dated

She decided to fledge the hat for the party.

feather

plume

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Origin of fledge

Old English, fledgian (to fly)

Examples of fledge in a sentence

Volunteers help to fledge the orphaned owlets.
The chicks will fledge by the end of summer.
Once they fledge, the birds leave the nest.
The eaglets fledge after about 10 weeks.
Once they fledge, the young birds venture out on their own.
They decided to fledge the costumes for the festival.

The artist fledged the sculpture to give it a unique look.

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French:élever, s'envoler, ...
German:aufziehen, flügge werden, ...
Italian:allevare, impiumarsi, ...
Spanish:criar, emplumar, ...
Portuguese:cuidar dos pintos, ganhar penas, ...
Chinese:养育, 羽化, ...
Japanese:育てる, 羽ばたく, ...
Arabic:رَبَّى, رَيَّشَ, ...
Hebrew:לְגַדֵּל גּוֹזָל עַד שֶׁיּוּכַל לָעוּף, לָצֵאת מִן הַקֵּן, ...
Russian:вскармливать, оперяться, ...
Ukrainian:виходжувати, оперятися, ...
Hindi:पालना, उड़ने के योग्य बनना, ...
Bengali:যত্ন নেওয়া, পালক গজানো, ...
Catalan:cuidar, volar, ...
Czech:odchovat, opeřit se, ...
Danish:passe, få fjer, ...
Dutch:opvoeden, uitvliegen, ...
Greek:φροντίζω μέχρι να πετάξει, αναπτύσσω φτερά, ...
Hungarian:felnevelni, kirepülni, ...
Khmer:បីបាច់ថែរក្សាកូនបក្សីរហូតដល់អាចហើរ, ដុះរោមស្លាប, ...
Korean:보살피다, 깃털이 자라다, ...
Persian:پرورش داد, پر درآوردند, ...
Polish:wychowywać, opuszczać gniazdo, ...
Portuguese (BR):cuidar, emplumar, ...
Romanian:a îngriji, a dezvolta pene, ...
Swedish:ta hand om, bli flygfärdig, ...
Thai:ดูแล, เจริญเติบโต, ...
Turkish:büyütmek, tüylenmek, ...
Vietnamese:nuôi dưỡng, mọc lông, ...

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