"flows" meaning in English

See flows in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fləʊz/ [UK], /floʊz/ [US] Audio: en-us-flows.ogg [US] Forms: flow [singular], flows [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|flow}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of flow; more than one (kind of) flow.
    Sense id: simple-flows-en-noun-VzcNbiM9 Categories (other): Plurals

Verb

IPA: /fləʊz/ [UK], /floʊz/ [US] Audio: en-us-flows.ogg [US] Forms: flow [canonical], flows [third-person, singular], flowed [past], flowed [past, participle], flowing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|flow}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of flow.
    Sense id: simple-flows-en-verb-yg5T6qjJ
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          "text": "The big river flows into the ocean."
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