The meaning of HOVER is to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it. How to use hover in a sentence.

HOVER definition: 1. to stay in one place in the air, usually by moving the wings quickly: 2. to stand somewhere…. Learn more.

HOVER definition: to hang fluttering or suspended in the air. See examples of hover used in a sentence.

Computers To position a pointer over an object or area of the screen, causing a pop-up box to appear or other change to occur: Hover over the image to display the filename.

To hover means to stay in the same position in the air without moving forwards or backwards. Many birds and insects can hover by moving their wings very quickly.

Hover refers to the action of remaining suspended or floating in the air in one place. It can apply to objects, insects, birds, aircraft, or even a computer cursor on a screen.

HOVER meaning: 1 : to float in the air without moving in any direction; 2 : to stay very close to a person or place

To position a pointer over an object or area of the screen, causing a pop-up box to appear or other change to occur. Hover over the image to display the filename.

To help remember the meaning of hover, think of it as containing the preposition over: things that hover hang over. A temperature can hover around forty degrees, a grade in a class can hover around a B.

To protect or shelter; cover with the wings and body: said of a brooding fowl: as, a hen with more chickens than she can hover. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of …