Fleeted

/ˈfliːtɪd/

जल्दी बीत गया/बीत चुका; (पुरातन) ऊपर से परत/स्कम जमी हुई

Origin & History

From Middle English 'fleten/fleten' and related forms, from Old English 'flēotan' (to float, drift, pass) and later senses 'to pass swiftly; to spend time'. The form 'fleeted' is the regular -ed past form; the dairy sense is dialectal/archaic.

मध्य अंग्रेज़ी 'fleten' आदि से; पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी 'flēotan' (बहना/तैरना, बहते-बहते बीतना) से विकसित होकर अर्थ हुआ 'तेज़ी से बीतना; समय बिताना'। 'fleeted' इसका सामान्य -ed भूतकाल रूप है; दूध पर परत/स्कम वाला अर्थ बोली/पुरातन (archaic) माना जाता है।

Definition

Used mainly as the past tense/past participle of the verb 'fleet' meaning 'to pass swiftly; to spend (time) lightly'; in older literary use it can also describe milk that has formed a thin skin/scum by standing or heating.

'fleet' क्रिया का भूतकाल/भूतकृदंत—अर्थ: जल्दी बीत जाना; (समय) हल्के-फुल्के ढंग से बिताना; पुराने/साहित्यिक प्रयोग में दूध पर ऊपर पतली परत/मलई-सी जम जाना (स्कम बनना) भी।

Parts of Speech

Verb (past tense/past participle):
The afternoon fleeted away before we noticed.
दोपहर पता ही नहीं चला और जल्दी बीत गई।
Adjective (archaic/poetic):
In old recipes, milk was sometimes described as fleeted on top.
पुरानी रेसिपियों में कभी-कभी दूध को ऊपर से परत/स्कम जमे होने के रूप में 'fleeted' कहा गया है।

Usage Examples

Our holiday fleeted by in a blur.
The quiet hours fleeted away as the work piled up.
In the poem, youth is described as fleeted and gone.
She fleeted the evening with music and conversation.

Synonyms

Passed Slipped by Sped by Elapsed Vanished Fled

Related Forms

Noun
Adjective
Adverb

Idioms & Phrases

Time has fleet(ed) away
समय पलक झपकते बीत गया
Fleet the time away
समय को यूँ ही बिताना/काटना