flown

Flown is the past participle of the verb fly. It is used with auxiliary verbs to form the perfect tenses (has flown, have flown, had flown) and in passive constructions to indicate that something has been transported by air (for example, The goods were flown to the capital). The verb fly is irregular in its simple past and past participle forms: fly, flew, flown.

In modern English, flown most often appears in contexts involving air travel or transport. It can describe completed movement through the air or act as part of a passive clause describing air transportation. For instance, a traveler has flown to a destination, or a relief shipment was flown to a disaster zone. Flown can also appear in aviation-related phrases or reports about routes and logistics, where the emphasis is on the fact that the item or person has already traveled by air.

As a grammatical form, flown contrasts with the present participle flying and with the simple past flew. Flying denotes ongoing action or general ability, while flown indicates a completed flight or a state resulting from air travel. Because fly is irregular, speakers rely on the distinct forms fly, flew, and flown to convey tense and voice accurately. In formal or written English, correct usage of flown helps convey completed air movement within compound tenses or passive constructions.