flew

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfluː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/flu/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(flo̅o̅)

From the verb fly: (⇒ conjugate)
flew is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past

Collocations for "flew"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "flew" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2025

fly

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. the [insect, plane, bird] is flying
  2. fly to [Germany, Asia]
  3. flew in from [Germany]
  4. fly from [Germany]
  5. flying over [Germany, the Rocky Mountains]
  6. fly into [space, orbit]
  7. fly up into the [sky, air]
  8. fly in [first class, coach]
  9. fly out of [LAX, Minneapolis]
  10. fly at [the speed of sound, 600mph, 35,000 feet]
  11. flying around the [sky, room]
  12. fly back [home, to school]
  13. flying home for [Christmas, thanksgiving]
  14. flew through the air
  15. [the bird, it] flew away
  16. the [ball, bullet, frisbee] flew (right) at him
  17. [will not, cannot] fly
  18. fly solo
  19. fly a [plane, helicopter, kite, drone]
  20. [learn, know how] to fly a [plane]
  21. flying the flag (for)
  22. flying high [up, above]
  23. flying high on [life, drugs]
  24. fly through [high school, math, life]
  25. fly off into the night
  26. the [plan, idea] wouldn't fly
  27. time (really) flies when [you're having fun, we're together]
  28. flew into a [rage, panic]
  29. flew off the handle
  30. flying by the seat of your pants
n
  1. a [black, horse, house, tsetse, fruit] fly
  2. a fishing fly
  3. swat (at) a fly
  4. [brushed, waved] a fly off his [arm, leg]
  5. was bitten by a fly
  6. a fly bit me
  7. the fly was [buzzing, flying] (around me)
  8. a swarm of flies
  9. wouldn't [hurt, harm] a fly
  10. would love to be a fly on the wall (if, when, where)
  11. your fly is [open, down, undone]
  12. UK: your flies are [open]
  13. zip up your fly!
  14. had [breakfast, lunch, dinner] on the fly
n as adj
  1. a fly bite
  2. fly [spray, repellent, paper]
  3. a fly infestation
  4. a fly catcher
  5. go fly fishing
  6. baseball: hit a fly ball
'flew' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Earth - Mexico - air - balloon - bat - beetle - bird - blender - boring - breathtaking - cage - cape - charter - cheer - chip - cliff - cloud - coach - contrary - dove - down - drone - drove - eagle - flap - fly - handle - hastily - high - holding - instant - jealous - kite - minute - mosquito - outer - parrot - plane - rack - rage - rescue - sky - slide - spark - special - suddenly - swan - up - violent - wedge

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