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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flown

/ˈfloʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
flown
IPA
/ˈfloʊn/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of fly

adj

Suspended in the flies.

verb

past participle of flow

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: flowen, flogen, flēogan, flōwen, flōwan

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfloʊn/
  • British English: /ˈfləʊn/

Derived Forms

unflown

Phrases

high-flown

Rhymes With

own known phone well-known alone shown stone zone loan grown unknown tone

Questions

How do you pronounce flown?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfloʊn/.
What does flown mean?
past participle of fly
Where does flown come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce flown

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