No. 587 in Dutch
vliegen
"Vliegen" means "to fly" in English.
In a sentence
De vogels vliegen hoog in de lucht.
The birds fly high in the sky.
The word 'vliegen' here means 'to fly', indicating the action of birds moving through the air.
Ik moet morgen naar Londen vliegen.
I have to fly to London tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'vliegen' refers to traveling by airplane, indicating movement using an aircraft.
De tijd vliegt als je plezier hebt.
Time flies when you're having fun.
Here, 'vliegen' is used metaphorically to mean that time seems to pass very quickly when enjoying oneself.
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