fan

[US]/fæn/
[UK]/fæn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a handheld device that is waved to produce a breeze;an enthusiastic admirer or follower
vt.to wave an object to create a current of air

Phrases & Collocations

electric fan

sports fan

ceiling fan

fanatic

hand fan

fan base

fan fiction

fan club

fan in

cooling fan

alluvial fan

centrifugal fan

axial fan

exhaust fan

flow fan

fan coil

hit the fan

axial flow fan

fan motor

fan blade

draft fan

blower fan

axial-flow fan

suction fan

induced draft fan

Example Sentences

The fan was blowing.

I'm a fan of this author.

a deluge of fan mail.

the fans are a credit to the club.

tons of fan mail.

The fans at the concert were really ape.

the fan blades are carefully aligned.

a constituency of racing fans .

the fans made an awful din.

the engine room's extractor fans .

I was a great fan of Hank's.

her fans are legion.

overhead, the fan revolved slowly.

fan vaults roof these magnificent buildings.

fan the flies from the food

fans shouting their approval;

The utility model discloses a fanhead of a fanner which is used as the fanhead of a ceiling fan, a desk fan, a floor fan and a wall fan.

Real-world Examples

Turn on the electric fan, will you?

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

This stimulating shot impressed in numerous Jackie Chan fans.

Source: Stories of World Famous Actors and Stars

We were big fans of " Game of Thrones."

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) August 2016 Collection

But presumably the soft drink had some fans.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American October 2020 Collection

It does for the diehard Pokeman fan willing to pay it.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2021 Collection

Not everyone is a fan of this.

Source: Engvid Super Teacher Selection

Things that most casual fans would know.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) July 2015 Collection

I'm an avid reader, a huge Fitzgerald fan, The Great Gatsby, his masterpiece.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Scarlett, who had been rocking and fanning herself with a turkey tail fan, stopped abruptly.

Source: Gone with the Wind

He is a big fan of mole.

Source: U.S. Route 66

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