flew

Meaning

Verb

simple past of fly

Noun

The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip.

Adj

shallow; flat

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fly

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Synonyms

flue

lip

Translations

flog

flogen

geflogen

see fly

volas

volâtes

volé

volèrent

volai

pass. di to fly

vlogen

vloog

belfo

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fIy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fluː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: flew

Inherited from Old English: flēag

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: flooch

Cognate with Western Frisian: fleach

Cognate with Dutch: vloog

Cognate with German: flog

Cognate with Danish: fløj

Cognate with Swedish: flög

Cognate with Icelandic: flaug

In summary

From Middle English flew, flow, from Old English flēag, flug-, from Proto-Germanic *flaug, *flug-, past tense forms of Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”). Compare Saterland Frisian flooch (“flew”), West Frisian fleach (“flew”), Dutch vloog (“flew”), German flog (“flew”), Danish fløj (“flew”), Swedish flög (“flew”), Icelandic flaug (“flew”).

Sentences

Frequently , couriers from all three services flew together on the routes .