Meanings
flown1
- participlepastpast participle of fly
flown2
- participlepastproscribedpast participle of flow
Origin
flown · verb, adjective
- Old Englishflēogan“to fly”
- Old Englishflogen
- Middle Englishflowen
- Englishflown
From Middle English flowen, floȝen, from Old English flogen, ġeflogen, past participle of Old English flēogan (“to fly”).
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- Old Englishflōwan“to flow”
- Old Englishflōwen
- Middle Englishflowen
- Englishflown
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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flown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flown
“flown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flown. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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