Flown
//ˈfloʊn// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 past participle of fly form-of, participle, past
- 2 past participle of flow form-of, participle, past, proscribed
Adjective
- 1 Suspended in the flies. not-comparable
"flown scenery"
Example
More examples"If I go by air one more time, I'll have flown in an airplane five times."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English flowen, floȝen, from Old English flogen, ġeflogen, past participle of Old English flēogan (“to fly”).
Etymology 2
From Middle English flowen (attested in derived verbs such as overflowen), from Old English flōwen, ġeflowen, past participle of Old English flōwan (“to flow”).
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