bird
verb/bɜːd/
/bɜːrd/
[intransitive, transitive] (North American English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bird | /bɜːd/ /bɜːrd/ |
| he / she / it birds | /bɜːdz/ /bɜːrdz/ |
| past simple birded | /ˈbɜːdɪd/ /ˈbɜːrdɪd/ |
| past participle birded | /ˈbɜːdɪd/ /ˈbɜːrdɪd/ |
| -ing form birding | /ˈbɜːdɪŋ/ /ˈbɜːrdɪŋ/ |
- bird (something) to go birdwatching
- I've birded from coast to coast and north to south.
- He has birded the whole of North America.
Word OriginOld English brid ‘chick, fledgling’, of unknown origin.
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