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fly upon

fly upon verb: to seize.

Verb

fly upon (third-person singular simple present flies upon, present participle flying upon, simple past flew upon, past participle flown upon)

  1. To seize.
  2. To attack.

Forms of fly upon

third-person singular presentflies upon
present participleflying upon
pastflew upon
past participleflown upon

Questions about fly upon

What does fly upon mean?
Fly upon means to seize.
What part of speech is fly upon?
Fly upon is a verb.
What is the past tense of fly upon?
The past tense of fly upon is flew upon.

Words near fly upon in the dictionary

  1. fly too close to the sun
  2. fly trap
  3. fly traps
  4. fly under the radar
  5. fly up
  6. fly upon
  7. fly whisk
  8. fly window
  9. fly windows
  10. fly with leaden wings
  11. fly without a licence

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