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flown solo

flown solo is the past participle of fly solo.

Meaning of fly solo

Verb

fly solo (third-person singular simple present flies solo, present participle flying solo, simple past flew solo, past participle flown solo)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To do something without aid or supervision.
    • Playing with freedom and no fear, Ashleigh Barty has powered into the Australian Open third round without even a coach. Barty clubbed China’s Yafan Wang 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday before revealing she had been largely flying solo during her charge to the last 32 for only the second time.2019 January 16, “Ashleigh Barty loses coach but wins latest Australian Open encounter”, in The Guardian

Questions about flown solo

What is flown solo the past participle of?
Flown solo is the past participle of fly solo.

Words near flown solo in the dictionary

  1. flown off at a tangent
  2. flown off the handle
  3. flown off the shelves
  4. flown out
  5. flown out of the traps
  6. flown solo
  7. flown the blue pigeon
  8. flown the coop
  9. flown the flag
  10. flown the freak flag
  11. flown the kite

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