fley

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fley

 (flā)
tr.v. fleyed, fley·ing, fleys Scots
To frighten.

[Middle English fleien, from Old English flȳgan, flēgan; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
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fley

(fleɪ) or

flay

vb
1. to be afraid or cause to be afraid
2. (tr) to frighten away; scare
[Old English āflēgan to put to flight; related to Old Norse fleygja]
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fley


Past participle: fleyed
Gerund: fleying

Imperative
fley
fley
Present
I fley
you fley
he/she/it fleys
we fley
you fley
they fley
Preterite
I fleyed
you fleyed
he/she/it fleyed
we fleyed
you fleyed
they fleyed
Present Continuous
I am fleying
you are fleying
he/she/it is fleying
we are fleying
you are fleying
they are fleying
Present Perfect
I have fleyed
you have fleyed
he/she/it has fleyed
we have fleyed
you have fleyed
they have fleyed
Past Continuous
I was fleying
you were fleying
he/she/it was fleying
we were fleying
you were fleying
they were fleying
Past Perfect
I had fleyed
you had fleyed
he/she/it had fleyed
we had fleyed
you had fleyed
they had fleyed
Future
I will fley
you will fley
he/she/it will fley
we will fley
you will fley
they will fley
Future Perfect
I will have fleyed
you will have fleyed
he/she/it will have fleyed
we will have fleyed
you will have fleyed
they will have fleyed
Future Continuous
I will be fleying
you will be fleying
he/she/it will be fleying
we will be fleying
you will be fleying
they will be fleying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fleying
you have been fleying
he/she/it has been fleying
we have been fleying
you have been fleying
they have been fleying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fleying
you will have been fleying
he/she/it will have been fleying
we will have been fleying
you will have been fleying
they will have been fleying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fleying
you had been fleying
he/she/it had been fleying
we had been fleying
you had been fleying
they had been fleying
Conditional
I would fley
you would fley
he/she/it would fley
we would fley
you would fley
they would fley
Past Conditional
I would have fleyed
you would have fleyed
he/she/it would have fleyed
we would have fleyed
you would have fleyed
they would have fleyed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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