Hover: meaning, definitions and examples
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hover
[ ˈhʌvər ]
on a webpage
To hover means to position the cursor over a specific area on a webpage without clicking. This action often triggers a response, such as a dropdown menu or additional information.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The user can hover over the image to see a larger version.
- When you hover over the link, a preview of the destination website appears.
Translations
Translations of the word "hover" in other languages:
🇵🇹 pairar
- flutuar
- sobrevoar
🇮🇳 मंडराना
- तैरना
- उड़ना
🇩🇪 schweben
- schweifen
- fliegen
🇮🇩 melayang
- terbang
- mengambang
🇺🇦 зависати
- літати
- парити
🇵🇱 unosić się
- szybować
- krążyć
🇯🇵 ホバリングする (hobaringu suru)
- 浮く (uku)
- 飛ぶ (tobu)
🇫🇷 planer
- flotter
- survoler
🇪🇸 flotar
- planear
- sobrevolar
🇹🇷 havada kalmak
- süzülmek
- uçmak
🇰🇷 떠다니다 (tteodanida)
- 날다 (nalda)
- 맴돌다 (maemdolda)
🇸🇦 يحوم
- يطفو
- يحلق
🇨🇿 vznášet se
- plout
- létat
🇸🇰 vznášať sa
- plávať
- lietať
🇨🇳 悬停 (xuántíng)
- 飘浮 (piāofú)
- 飞行 (fēixíng)
🇸🇮 lebdeti
- plavati
- leteti
🇮🇸 svífa
- svífa í loftinu
- fljúga
🇰🇿 қалықтау
- жүзу
- ұшу
🇬🇪 ფრენა
- ლივლივი
- ტივტივი
🇦🇿 havada qalmaq
- süzmək
- uçmaq
🇲🇽 flotar
- planear
- sobrevolar
Word origin
The word 'hover' originated in the late Middle English period from the Old English word 'hōfer', which meant 'hovering or tarrying in suspense'. Over time, it evolved to its current usage in the context of cursor movement on a computer screen.