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| fleet [ fleet ] |
adjective |
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1. moving quickly: moving quickly or nimbly
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2. quickly passing: passing or fading quickly
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verb (past and past participle fleet·ed, present participle fleet·ing, 3rd person present singular fleets) |
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1. intransitive verb move quickly: to move quickly or nimbly
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2. transitive and intransitive verb pass quickly: to pass or fade quickly, or cause something to pass or fade quickly
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| [Early 16th century. Probably < Old Norse fljótr< Germanic] |
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  fleet·ly adverb |
| fleet·ness noun |
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