flew
Translation
flew
Examples
The bird flew away.
The bird flew away.
Time flew by so quickly.
Time flew by so quickly.
He flew to New York yesterday.
He flew to New York yesterday.
Grammar Patterns
((subject)) flew ((to a place)) to travel to a place by plane He flew to New York yesterday.
Similar Words
Synonyms: soared, glided; Antonyms: stayed, walked
Etymology
From Old English 'flēah', past tense of 'flēogan' (to fly).
Memory Tips
This is the past tense of 'fly'. Remember the vowel sound change from 'eye' to 'oo'.