to hover
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4.1
- verb
- /ˈhʌvər/
- Specialized
:
situar el cursor sobre
- You will have to hover your mouse over the icon to see which one.
Examples
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To see more details, just hover your cursor over the image on the website.
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You get a view on Twitter if you hover over the over the like icon for just a couple of seconds.
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I'd also like to see something happen on the nav menu when I hover over the pages.
Blog text (9) -
To see a breakdown of the value, hover over the currency breakdown below the accounts receivable field.
Blog text (13) -
The reply, retweet, and favorite buttons do appear when you hover over the tweet, but not until then.
Blog text (12) -
And as we can see when we hover over it, we can see what is known as its mount point, which is Media EC integral one.
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After noting the choices, just hover over the "www" part of the link for psaexhibition.com and click when you see the little hand.
Academic text (2010) -
With AirView, the S-Pen can hover over an e-mail or gallery to preview content without opening it.
Blog text (10) -
In order to access the menu, hover over the icon with three dots on the top right corner.
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When you hover on the text, a tooltip will appear to give you more information.
Synonyms
4
3.5
Hold the computer pointer over an item without clicking to show extra information
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
15
3.3
Stay in the air above something, moving only a little, like a helicopter or bird
- Specialized
4
3.5
Hold the computer pointer over an item without clicking to show extra information
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1.5
- Specialized
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4.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hover comes from an old English word meaning 'to hang' or 'hang over'. On a computer the cursor hangs over an item without clicking, so extra information appears, and that is why we call that action 'hover'.