Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to flit
Participle: flitted
Gerund: flitting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | flit |
| you | flit |
| he;she;it | flits |
| we | flit |
| you | flit |
| they | flit |
Perfect
| I | have flitted |
| you | have flitted |
| he;she;it | has flitted |
| we | have flitted |
| you | have flitted |
| they | have flitted |
Past
| I | flitted |
| you | flitted |
| he;she;it | flitted |
| we | flitted |
| you | flitted |
| they | flitted |
Pluperfect
| I | had flitted |
| you | had flitted |
| he;she;it | had flitted |
| we | had flitted |
| you | had flitted |
| they | had flitted |
Future
| I | will flit |
| you | will flit |
| he;she;it | will flit |
| we | will flit |
| you | will flit |
| they | will flit |
Future Perfect
| I | will have flitted |
| you | will have flitted |
| he;she;it | will have flitted |
| we | will have flitted |
| you | will have flitted |
| they | will have flitted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | flit |
| you | flit |
| he;she;it | flit |
| we | flit |
| you | flit |
| they | flit |
Perfect
| I | have flitted |
| you | have flitted |
| he;she;it | have flitted |
| we | have flitted |
| you | have flitted |
| they | have flitted |
Imperfect
| I | flitted |
| you | flitted |
| he;she;it | flitted |
| we | flitted |
| you | flitted |
| they | flitted |
Pluperfect
| I | had flitted |
| you | had flitted |
| he;she;it | had flitted |
| we | had flitted |
| you | had flitted |
| they | had flitted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would flit |
| you | would flit |
| he;she;it | would flit |
| we | would flit |
| you | would flit |
| they | would flit |
Perfect
| I | would have flitted |
| you | would have flitted |
| he;she;it | would have flitted |
| we | would have flitted |
| you | would have flitted |
| they | would have flitted |
Imperative
| you | flit |
| we | Let's flit |
| you | flit |
Verbs conjugated like 'flit'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'flit'
blit,
clit,
fit,
flat,
flint,
flip,
flirt,
flite,
frit,
lit,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1200,
flutten "convey, move, take," perhaps from O.N.
flytja "cause to fit," from P.Gmc.
*flotojan (see float). First record of
flitter, with frequentative suffix, is from 1542.
Flitter-mouse (1547) is occasionally used in Eng., in imitation of Ger.
fledermaus "bat," from O.H.G.
fledaron "to flutter."
"Theire desire ... is to goe to theire newe masters eyther on a Tewsday, or on a Thursday; for ... they say Munday flitte, Neaver sitte." [1641]
2. From Middle English flitten, flytten, from Old Norse flytja (“to move”), from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plewd- (“to flow; run”).
3. Cognate Icelandic flytja, Swedish flytta, Danish flytte, Norwegian flytte, Faroese flyta. Compare also Saterland Frisian flitskje (“to rush; run quickly”). See: Old Norse '
flytja', Proto-Germanic '
*flutjaną', Icelandic '
flytja', Swedish '
flytta', Danish '
flytte', Faroese '
flyta', Frisian, Saterlandic 'flitskje'.
Sample Sentences
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“ I won't go ! ” said Legree, with an oath. “ Why not ? There an't any such thing as ghosts, you know ! Come ! ” and Cassy flitted up the winding stairway, laughing, and looking back after him. “ Come on. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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The two fugitives glided noiselessly from the house, and flitted, through the gathering shadows of evening, along by the quarters. The crescent moon, set like a silver signet in the western sky, delayed a little the approach of night. As Cassy expected, when [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)