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flown¹

  • /fləʊn/ UK
  • /floʊn/ US

Rhymes with -əʊn

Where it comes from

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

verb

  1. participle, past past participle of fly

adjective

  1. not comparable Suspended in the flies. flown scenery

flown²

  • /fləʊn/ UK
  • /floʊn/ US

Rhymes with -əʊn

Where it comes from

From Middle English flowen (attested in derived verbs such as overflowen), from Old English flōwen, ġeflowen, past participle of Old English flōwan (“to flow”).

verb

  1. participle, past, proscribed past participle of flow

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Closest in meaning: effected, installed, routed, travelled, moved, uplifted, traveled, plane, driven, operated, accomplished, displayed, transported, completed, done, used

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"flown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flown. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

flown. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flown

Chicago

"flown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flown.

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@misc{flown_2026,
  title = {flown},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flown},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}