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Grammar : Verb
Spell : fer-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛr i



Definition of ferried

Origin :
  • early 15c., "a passage over a river," from Old Norse ferju- "passage across water," ultimately from the same Germanic root as ferry (v.). The modern noun (1580s) is a shortening of ferry boat (mid-15c.).
  • verb carry across
Example sentences :
  • Johnnie Challn ferried us across the river in two instalments.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • This we ferried by means of the bark canoe carried on the shoulders of Tawabinisy.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • He'd ferried me down to the hilltop in the long shadows of early morning.
  • Extract from : « Attrition » by Jim Wannamaker
  • The tourists are ferried over, as also are the donkeys on which the tourists ride.
  • Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
  • Behold they have been ferried over Styx, and have passed away into limbo.
  • Extract from : « Roundabout Papers » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • They had ferried and crossed well into the dusk of the evening.
  • Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton
  • There was a short run to the river, and there they were ferried over.
  • Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
  • They were ferried across the Attock, and then their real work began.
  • Extract from : « For Name and Fame » by G. A. Henty
  • I accompanied them to Sluie, and was ferried over the river in a salmon coble.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Betsey » by Hugh Miller
  • Then he was ferried over the river, and hastened to Bent-Anat.
  • Extract from : « Uarda, Complete » by Georg Ebers

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