Definition for: fan

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English

Etymology 1

Old English fann , from the Latin vannus , “fan for winnowing grain”.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æn

Noun

fan ( plural fans )

1. A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
2. An electrical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
3. Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.

Derived terms

Translations

hand-held device

electrical device

anything resembling a hand-held fan

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above and below. The numbering is unreliable.

• Bulgarian : вентилатор (ventilátor) m . (1), фен (fen) m . (3), привърженик (privǎrženik) m . (3)
• Interlingua : flabello (2)
• Polish : wachlarz m . (1 manual , 2), wiatrak (1), wiatraczek (1 small )

Transitive verb

to fan ( third-person singular simple present fans , present participle fanning , simple past fanned , past participle fanned )

1. To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

   We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.

Translations

blow air on by means of a fan

Intransitive verb

to fan ( third-person singular simple present fans , present participle fanning , simple past fanned , past participle fanned )

1. ( usually to fan out ) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.

Translations

move or spread in multiple directions from one point

Etymology 2

Shortened from fanatic

Noun

fan ( plural fans )

1. An admirer or aficionado, especially of a sport or performer; someone who is fond of something or someone; an admirer

   I am a big fan of libraries.

Translations

admirer

Hungarian

Noun

fan

1. The word is obsolete and has no clear meaning. Today it is only used in the medical expression

fanszőrzet , meaning pubic hair.

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA: [fan]

Verb

fan (v.n. fanacht)

1. to wait
2. to stay

Rohingya

Noun

fan

1. betel leaf

Swedish

Noun

fan

1. fan ( admirer )
2. the devil, Satan
3. a curse

Interjection

fan!

1. damn!

Other Translations for "fan"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		..-. .- -.
Binary		1100110 1100001 1101110
Hex		66616E
Pig Latin		anfay

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