Hover

What “Hover” means

Verb

1. To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air.
2. Of a bird: to shelter (chicks) under its body and wings; (by extension) of a thing: to cover or surround (something).
3. Of a bird or insect: to flap (its wings) so it can remain stationary in the air.
4. To remain stationary or float in the air.
5. Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.

Noun

1. An act, or the state, of remaining stationary in the air or some other place.
2. A flock of birds fluttering in the air in one place.
3. An act, or the state, of being suspended; a suspension.
4. A cover; a protection; a shelter; specifically, an overhanging bank or stone under which fish can shelter; also, a shelter for hens brooding their eggs.

Where the word comes from

The verb is derived from Middle English hoveren (“to float in the air, hover; to stay”), probably from hoven (“hover; of a bird: to fly high in the air, soar”) (which it displaced) + -er- (frequentative suffix). Hoven is probably derived from Old English *hōfian, from hōfon, the plural past indicative form of hebban (“to lift, raise”), from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to lift; to heave”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to hold, seize”). The English word is analysable as hove (“(obsolete) to remain suspended, float, hover; to linger, wait”) + -er (frequentative suffix). The noun is derived from the verb.

Business name ideas with “Hover”

Industries where “Hover” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Drone Company
• Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services