Fledged
adjective
Developed enough to be independent or to function on its own.
The bird is fully fledged and can fly now.
adjective
Belonging to or being a member of a specified group or profession.
She is a fully fledged member of the club.
adjective
Able to fly; having feathers necessary to fly.
The fledged chicks left the nest.
Often appears as...
- fully fledged
- partially fledged
adjective
Developed enough to be independent or to function on its own.
The bird is fully fledged and can fly now.
adjective
Belonging to or being a member of a specified group or profession.
She is a fully fledged member of the club.
adjective
Able to fly; having feathers necessary to fly.
The fledged chicks left the nest.
Often appears as...
- fully fledged
- partially fledged
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Independence Context
Use 'fledged' when something functions without help, like a startup becoming profitable.
Their business is now fully fledged.
Pro Tip 2/2Growth Milestone
It marks achievement, showing someone or something has reached a new level of development.
She's a fledged expert in her field.
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accomplishdevelopexperiencegrowmatureproficientskilltrain
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Small Creatures In Need...
refuse food and generally drop a little bit of weight when they're getting ready to go and then we attempt the release so we'll take them to a large open space we've got some grass fields here so there's a soft landing if they don't don't successfully fledge and like a lot of the other birds that we rear here we
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Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
couple months or so they off they are looking after themselves were there any feeding themselves and during their ad feeding she's just keeping a watchful eye but soon they'll fledged and they'll get bigger and about to fend for themselves and go off and find a mating pair for themselves for their life but
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Safari Live - Day 269 PIPE...
take for them to flash and become adults I'll give you that answer at one point on the drive today but tentatively our gas is anything from six months to one year they fledge they'll have wings and they'll be you know almost independent but most important as much as they
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Safari Live - Day 226 PIPE...
in Africa they're so rare in Africa we don't have exact information on on on on how long it takes them to fledge and stuff and also in areas where they've been persecuted and there's been a lack of food you often have egg failure so
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The Antarctic's...
into the water and making it very difficult for these gentoo chicks to fledge so their first swim is not just getting into cold water but it's getting into water where there's these big blocks of ice getting in their way which
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What are animals...
All of these birds have plastic in them now. This is an albatross six months old, ready to fledge -- died, packed with red cigarette lighters. This is not the relationship we are supposed to have with the rest of the world.
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The pharaoh that...
but Thutmose III was a little boy when his father died. Hatshepsut, the dead pharaoh's chief wife and widow, stepped in to help as her stepson's regent but ended up ruling beside him as a fully fledged pharaoh.
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Leopard Seal Kills...
In time, their chicks will fledge. And when the Antarctic autumn is near its end, these adults will walk across the newly-formed ice, to endure yet another winter on the frozen sea.
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
in time their chicks will fledge and when the antarctic autumn is near its these adults will walk across the newly formed ice
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Emperor Penguins v...
their cheeks will fledge and when the Antarctic autumn is nearly 10 these adults will walk across the newly formed
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Small Creatures In Need...
refuse food and generally drop a little bit of weight when they're getting ready to go and then we attempt the release so we'll take them to a large open space we've got some grass fields here so there's a soft landing if they don't don't successfully fledge and like a lot of the other birds that we rear here we
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
couple months or so they off they are looking after themselves were there any feeding themselves and during their ad feeding she's just keeping a watchful eye but soon they'll fledged and they'll get bigger and about to fend for themselves and go off and find a mating pair for themselves for their life but
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Safari Live - Day 269 PIPE...
take for them to flash and become adults I'll give you that answer at one point on the drive today but tentatively our gas is anything from six months to one year they fledge they'll have wings and they'll be you know almost independent but most important as much as they
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 226 PIPE...
in Africa they're so rare in Africa we don't have exact information on on on on how long it takes them to fledge and stuff and also in areas where they've been persecuted and there's been a lack of food you often have egg failure so
Video examples
The Antarctic's...
into the water and making it very difficult for these gentoo chicks to fledge so their first swim is not just getting into cold water but it's getting into water where there's these big blocks of ice getting in their way which
Video examples
What are animals...
All of these birds have plastic in them now. This is an albatross six months old, ready to fledge -- died, packed with red cigarette lighters. This is not the relationship we are supposed to have with the rest of the world.
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The pharaoh that...
but Thutmose III was a little boy when his father died. Hatshepsut, the dead pharaoh's chief wife and widow, stepped in to help as her stepson's regent but ended up ruling beside him as a fully fledged pharaoh.
Video examples
Leopard Seal Kills...
In time, their chicks will fledge. And when the Antarctic autumn is near its end, these adults will walk across the newly-formed ice, to endure yet another winter on the frozen sea.
Video examples
ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
in time their chicks will fledge and when the antarctic autumn is near its these adults will walk across the newly formed ice
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Emperor Penguins v...
their cheeks will fledge and when the Antarctic autumn is nearly 10 these adults will walk across the newly formed
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Ian Anderson
British Musician
I suppose when I started playing guitar, it was the means to an end. I never thought of myself as a fully fledged guitar instrumentalist. And my early excursions on the electric guitar were curtailed when Eric Clapton came on the scene, and I decided I was never going to be in the same arena as a Clapton or a Peter Green.
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Wael Ghonim
Egyptian Activist
The transition from dictatorship to democracy is always very difficult, and if you read a history of any country that went through this, it wasn't easy. And, you know, you don't end dictatorship one day and next day you have fully fledged democracy.
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Remo D'Souza
Indian Dancer
I would love to make Madhuri Dixit dance. If I do a film with her, it definitely has to be a 'Madhuri Dixit film'. I don't want to cast her in a small role. I will do a full- fledged dance film with her.
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David Farr
American Businessman
I was very struck by the fact that Robin Hood became increasingly taken over by the middle and upper classes. He starts out a bandit but becomes a fully fledged aristocrat.
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Trevor Nunn
English Director
The thing that I had saved up for myself and wanted most to bring off was a fully fledged professional production of Hamlet at the Royal Shakespeare Theater in Stratford.
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Jonas Blue
English Musician
I used to follow artistes like David Guetta and Swedish House Mafia a lot before making a full fledged career in EDM... their music inspired me too much.
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Tony Bellew
British Athlete
Do I beat a fully fledged, fully fit Tyson Fury? Probably not. But do I beat a Tyson Fury that's been out of the ring for two years? Yes.
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Ritesh Agarwal
Indian Businessman
Oyo is not a market place. Oyo is a fully fledged hotel chain that leases and franchises assets.
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Ian Anderson
British Musician
I suppose when I started playing guitar, it was the means to an end. I never thought of myself as a fully fledged guitar instrumentalist. And my early excursions on the electric guitar were curtailed when Eric Clapton came on the scene, and I decided I was never going to be in the same arena as a Clapton or a Peter Green.
Quote examples
Wael Ghonim
Egyptian Activist
The transition from dictatorship to democracy is always very difficult, and if you read a history of any country that went through this, it wasn't easy. And, you know, you don't end dictatorship one day and next day you have fully fledged democracy.
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Remo D'Souza
Indian Dancer
I would love to make Madhuri Dixit dance. If I do a film with her, it definitely has to be a 'Madhuri Dixit film'. I don't want to cast her in a small role. I will do a full- fledged dance film with her.
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David Farr
American Businessman
I was very struck by the fact that Robin Hood became increasingly taken over by the middle and upper classes. He starts out a bandit but becomes a fully fledged aristocrat.
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Trevor Nunn
English Director
The thing that I had saved up for myself and wanted most to bring off was a fully fledged professional production of Hamlet at the Royal Shakespeare Theater in Stratford.
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Jonas Blue
English Musician
I used to follow artistes like David Guetta and Swedish House Mafia a lot before making a full fledged career in EDM... their music inspired me too much.
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Tony Bellew
British Athlete
Do I beat a fully fledged, fully fit Tyson Fury? Probably not. But do I beat a Tyson Fury that's been out of the ring for two years? Yes.
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Ritesh Agarwal
Indian Businessman
Oyo is not a market place. Oyo is a fully fledged hotel chain that leases and franchises assets.
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