flow
Origin of flow
synonym study for flow
OTHER WORDS FROM flow
flow·a·ble, adjectiveflow·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·flow, noun, verbun·der·flow, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH flow
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What is basic definition of flow?
Flow means to move along in a stream, as water does. Flow also means to circulate, as air does. Flow is used as a noun to mean movement as if in a stream. Flow has several other senses as a verb and a noun.
When something flows, it moves like water in a stream. When used literally, flow is almost always used to describe the movement of liquids or things that act like fluids. Flow is also often used figuratively to mean to move smoothly like water or a liquid.
- Real-life examples: Water flows through pipes. Magma flows out of a volcano. People hope traffic flows through a city so they don’t get stuck in a traffic jam.
- Used in a sentence: Roger lied so much that the lies flowed out of his mouth.
Flow is also used in this sense as a noun to mean an act of flowing.
- Used in a sentence: The huge dam redirects the flow of the river away from the city.
Flow can also mean to circulate, especially in reference to liquids.
- Used in a sentence: The heart makes sure blood flows throughout the body.
As a noun, flow means a continuous motion, like the flow of a stream. It usually refers to liquids but can refer to anything, literally or figuratively.
- Used in a sentence: A flow of shoppers streamed into the mall.
Where does flow come from?
The first records of flow come from before the 900s. It comes from the Old English verb flōwan. It is related to similar words with the same meaning, such as the Middle Low German vlōien and the Old Norse flōa.
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What are some other forms related to flow?
- flowing (adjective, present tense verb)
- flowable (adjective)
- flowability (noun)
- reflow (noun, verb)
- underflow (noun)
What are some synonyms for flow?
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How is flow used in real life?
Flow is a common word that most often means to move like a streaming liquid.
Have written a eulogy for a friend. Such a weird fusion of warmness and sadness flows through you when you remember good people who are no longer here.
— Matt Haig (@matthaig1) February 24, 2020
US official familiar with #Afghanistan Taliban funding: Baradar helped control purse strings. "The money flowed through him."
— Nick Schifrin (@nickschifrin) February 16, 2010
Due to high water in Winnipeg, province will divert more of the Assiniboine River's flow into Lake Manitoba for 3 or 4 days. #bn
— Bartley Kives (@bkives) April 20, 2014
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Which of the following is a synonym of flow?
A. stop
B. stream
C. radiate
D. orbit
How to use flow in a sentence
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Other Idioms and Phrases with flow
see ebb and flow; go with the flow.