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/fləʊ/

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Translation

To move along smoothly, the way water does.

Word origin

From Old English flowan, meaning to run or move like water.

Origin
Old English
Root
flowan

Grammar

Verb typeregular (flow, flows, flowed)

Examples

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Here "flow" means to move along smoothly like water.

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"Flowed" is the past form of "flow".

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"Flows" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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This word is part of lesson 37.