Flown

/ˈfloʊn/ adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of fly form-of, participle, past
  2. 2
    past participle of flow form-of, participle, past, proscribed
Adjective
  1. 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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