fan
🇺🇸
/fæn/
🇬🇧
/fæn/
noun
A2
a person who really likes someone or something
She is a big fan of that singer and goes to all his concerts.
R
a machine that moves air to cool you
Turn on the fan to stay cool in hot weather.
R
a hand-held tool you wave to make air move
She used a paper fan to cool her face.
verb
R
to move air with a fan or your hand
He fanned himself with a book to cool down.
R
to make a fire burn stronger by blowing air on it
The wind fanned the flames and made the fire bigger.
R
to make a feeling or idea stronger
His secretive behavior only fanned her interest in the mystery.
translation
a person who really likes someone or something; a machine that moves air to cool you; a hand-held tool you wave to make air move
to move air with a fan or your hand; to make a fire burn stronger by blowing air on it; to make a feeling or idea stronger
Word Forms
Plural
fans
Past
fanned
Progressive
fanning
Perfect
fanned
3rd Present
fans