"flown" meaning in English

See flown in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfləʊn/ [UK], /ˈfloʊn/ [US] Audio: en-us-flown.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -əʊn Etymology: From Middle English flowen, floȝen, from Old English flogen, ġeflogen, past participle of Old English flēogan (“to fly”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flowen}} Middle English flowen, {{m|enm|floȝen}} floȝen, {{inh|en|ang|flogen}} Old English flogen, {{m|ang|ġeflogen}} ġeflogen, {{der|en|ang|flēogan|t=to fly}} Old English flēogan (“to fly”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} flown (not comparable)
  1. (theater) Suspended in the flies. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Theater Derived forms: high-flown
    Sense id: en-flown-en-adj-nZJo02tw Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈfləʊn/ [UK], /ˈfloʊn/ [US] Audio: en-us-flown.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -əʊn Etymology: From Middle English flowen, floȝen, from Old English flogen, ġeflogen, past participle of Old English flēogan (“to fly”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flowen}} Middle English flowen, {{m|enm|floȝen}} floȝen, {{inh|en|ang|flogen}} Old English flogen, {{m|ang|ġeflogen}} ġeflogen, {{der|en|ang|flēogan|t=to fly}} Old English flēogan (“to fly”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form|cat2=irregular past participles}} flown
  1. past participle of fly Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: fly
    Sense id: en-flown-en-verb-X4Vba64l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 47 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈfləʊn/ [UK], /ˈfloʊn/ [US] Audio: en-us-flown.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -əʊn Etymology: From Middle English flowen (attested in derived verbs such as overflowen), from Old English flōwen, ġeflowen, past participle of Old English flōwan (“to flow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flowen}} Middle English flowen, {{m|enm|overflowen}} overflowen, {{inh|en|ang|flōwen}} Old English flōwen, {{m|ang|ġeflowen}} ġeflowen, {{der|en|ang|flōwan|t=to flow}} Old English flōwan (“to flow”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form|cat2=irregular past participles}} flown
  1. (rare, obsolete) past participle of flow Tags: form-of, obsolete, participle, past, rare Form of: flow
    Sense id: en-flown-en-verb-OHnYsdG1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 47 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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