fledge

[ flej ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

fledged, fledging.

to bring up (a young bird) until it is able to fly.
to furnish with or as if with feathers or plumage.
to provide (an arrow) with feathers.

verb (used without object)

fledged, fledging.

(of a young bird) to acquire the feathers necessary for flight.

adjective

Archaic. (of young birds) able to fly.

fledge

/ �ڱ�ɛ�� /

verb

tr to feed and care for (a young bird) until it is able to fly
Also calledfletch tr to fit (something, esp an arrow) with a feather or feathers
intr (of a young bird) to grow feathers
tr to cover or adorn with or as if with feathers

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Other Word Forms

�ڱ��岵��l�� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fledge¹

1350–1400; Middle English flegge (fully-)fledged, Old English *flecge, as variant of -flycge; cognate with Old High German flucki, Middle Low German ��ü�� (> German �ڱ�ü�� ); akin to fly ²

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fledge¹

Old English -flycge , as in unflycge unfledged; related to Old High German flucki able to fly; see fly ¹

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Revolut says it has 10 million users in the UK while last year it was granted a provisional banking licence, paving the way for it to become a fully fledged UK bank.

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Egg prices soared under Biden as his administration directed millions of egg-laying birds to be culled last year amid a bird flu outbreak, though prices have continued rising in Trump's fledging presidency.

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The birds may be flocking to urban areas to find food to feed their chicks during the breeding season, switching back to a natural diet once their youngsters have fledged.

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But Reeves's plans are not yet a fully fledged growth plan.

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But her resurrection proved - if proof were needed - a rock star's muse can become a fully fledged, respected artist in her own right.

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