Past tense of fly

Forms of fly

Past tense of fly by meaning

1. to travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a...: flew
2. to hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and...: flied or flyed

Flew and flown in a sentence

• The probe flew beyond the solar system.
• The Concorde flew from Paris to New York faster than any other passenger airplane.
• The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.From the entry shot
• The plane flew in a holding pattern for half an hour because one runway was closed.From the entry holding pattern
• He aimed at the target, but the arrow flew straight over it.From the entry aim

Meaning of fly

1. noun Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
2. noun Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
3. noun Those or any similar but not closely related insect, such as a dragonfly, butterfly, or gallfly.

Full definition of fly

Verbs like fly

• know (knew)
• grow (grew)
• throw (threw)
• draw (drew)
• blow (blew)
• withdraw (withdrew)
• overthrow (overthrew)
• slay (slew)

More about fly

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• Synonyms of fly
• Fly in a sentence
• Plural of fly
• Fly in Hindi
• Fly in Tamil
• Fly in Marathi
• Fly in Urdu

Questions about the past tense of fly

What is the past tense of fly?

The past tense of fly is flew.

What is the past participle of fly?

The past participle of fly is flown.

Is fly a regular or irregular verb?

Fly is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.