to flow
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1.6
- verb
- /floʊ/
:
fluir
- Historically, in Latin America, knowledge has flowed from the "lettered city" outwards.
- information flows
- ideas flow
- let the ideas flow
No, they've been more free flowing, lots of goals.
- No, they've been more free flowing, lots of goals.
- Once again, flows perfectly what you want to do.
- Billions of dollars a month flow into the blockchain via NFTS.
- Yeah, but I think Conan O'Brien, it just flows right through Conan.
- We do it by flowing around loops of the graph.
- When your needs are met, things flow freely.
- And the energy flows in a highly productive way.
- And then what whatever the politics flow from that.
- It says here videos that flow from the build.
- They easily they flow quick to join you in a fight.
- And so I'm going to flow, throw fuel on the fire.
Examples
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During the meeting, ideas began to flow freely as everyone felt comfortable sharing their thoughts.
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In short, the rule of law that flows from the separation of powers has preserved our freedom.
Academic text (2008) -
Become a valley, stop fighting against that structure against that fate, what have you... and everything will flow to you.
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As you get closer, space starts flowing in faster and faster.
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We will get the blood flowing.
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We considered essential services to be those flowing directly to the poor and providing immediate benefits.
Academic text (2012) -
I want to talk about how to flow in your improvising.
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I don't care who the president is; the information flows to the top.
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Often, conversation strayed from the guide, and discussion naturally flowed from topic to topic.
Academic text (2015) -
Current American attitudes toward Iran illustrate several consequences that commonly flow from the demonization of a foreign adversary.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
364
2.7
To let color or liquid spread and make marks
162
1.5
Many people or animals move somewhere quickly in a steady stream
24
4.8
To move or flow steadily and smoothly through a place
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
69
3.4
Money that comes into and goes out of a business or person during a period
- Specialized
1
6.4
A liquid or gas moves in smooth layers that flow side by side with little mixing
- Specialized
1
3.8
A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process like a computer program
- Specialized
1
3.9
Blood that comes from inside a woman's body each month during her period
- Specialized
A machine with spinning blades that lets air or water flow along the shaft
- Specialized
A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process, like a computer program or accounting system
- Specialized
A clean room where air moves in smooth parallel layers to keep tiny particles away during work like making microchips
- Specialized
A steady flow of a liquid or gas where speed stays the same at every point
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flow comes from old English flōwan and the root flu- (as in fluid), and that image of water moving helps explain why we say ideas or people 'flow' when they move freely and smoothly without stops.