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bird

/ˈbɝd/ verb C2
  1. To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment. (intransitive)
  2. To catch or shoot birds; to hunt birds. (intransitive)
  3. To seek for game or plunder; to thieve. (figuratively, intransitive)
  4. To transmit via satellite. (transitive)

He/she/it birds · Past birded · Past participle birded · -ing form birding

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Verb forms

Base form
bird
He/she/it
birds
Past
birded
Past participle
birded
-ing form
birding

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When he found the unfortunate Swallow lifeless on the ground, he said, “Unhappy bird!
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 85 · B2
So that some say he looks like a bird; and some say he looks like an elephant; and some say he looks like a cat.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 59 · B2
A FOWLER, taking his bird-lime and his twigs, went out to catch birds.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 77 · B2
So the big bird flew into the air and over the water till she came to where the Scarecrow was perched upon his pole.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 47 · B2

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