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  • a variation of flue.
  • past tense form of fly.

flew

American  
[floo] / flu /

verb

  1. a simple past tense of fly.


flew 1 British  
/ fluː /

verb

  1. the past tense of fly 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

flew 2 British  
/ fluː /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of flue 3

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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His mother graduated in 1994 and flew helicopter missions in the Middle East.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

Countless before-and-after transplant posts, meanwhile, feature guys who flew to Turkey as Sphynx cats and seemingly returned as kings of the jungle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Shola Mene said she heard a "big bang" and "people flew from their seats".

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

As law enforcement responded to the incident, a CHP plane flew overhead to provide support while the agency tapped into its network of license plate readers to look for the suspect’s vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

I practically flew through campus, dodging other students who had the luxury of walking to class instead of sprinting, and the entire time I was seething inside.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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