flown

CEFRA2

/ˈfləʊn/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past participle of fly, meaning moved through the air.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Suspended in the flies.

Examples

  • Now, you ask me if I've flown a major airline.

  • Susan and Bob have flown from London to Sydney, Australia.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfloʊn/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. past participle of fly

  2. past participle of flow

More examples

In context

  • flown scenery

Quick test

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The birds had blank south for the winter to find warmer climates.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English flowen, floȝen, from Old English flogen, ġeflogen, past participle of Old English flēogan (“to fly”).