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flowed

UK/fləʊd/US/floʊd/

flowed is the simple past and past participle of flow.

Meaning of flow

Verb

flow (third-person singular simple present flows, present participle flowing, simple past and past participle flowed)

  1. (intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.
    • Rivers flow from springs and lakes.
  2. (intransitive) To proceed; to issue forth; to emanate.
    • Wealth flows from industry and economy.
  3. (intransitive) To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
    • The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow.
  4. (intransitive) To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
    • […]in that day, that[…]the hils ſhall flow with milke,[…]a fountaine ſhall come forth of the houſe of the Lord,[…]1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joel 3:18–18, signature Ffff3, verso, columns 1–2
  5. (intransitive) To hang loosely and wave.
    • a flowing mantle
  6. (intransitive) To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.
    • The tide flows twice in twenty-four hours.
    Synonyms:
    come in, come up

See all 23 meanings of flow

Words formed from flowed

Phrases with flowed

Questions about flowed

What is flowed the simple past and past participle of?
Flowed is the simple past and past participle of flow.
How do you pronounce flowed?
Flowed is pronounced /fləʊd/ (UK).

Words near flowed in the dictionary

  1. flowcytometrically
  2. flowcytometry
  3. flowdown
  4. flowdowns
  5. flowe
  6. flowed
  7. flowed out
  8. flowen
  9. flower
  10. flower arrangement
  11. flower arrangements

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