Meaning & use
flewed out
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Meaning
adjectivenot comparableslanginformal
Brought to a place by plane at someone else's expense, especially for work or an event.
Grammar: Used after a linking verb like 'be' or 'get': 'She was flewed out for the show.' It does not come before a noun in standard English.
Patterns
- be flewed out
- get flewed out
- flewed out for something
- flewed out to a place
The brand flewed her out to Paris for the fashion show.
He got flewed out to Dubai for a three-day meeting.
They were flewed out first class and put up in a nice hotel.
Common combinations
- flewed out for an event
- The singers were flewed out for the award ceremony.
- flewed out to a city
- She was flewed out to Tokyo for the launch.
- get flewed out
- If you join the team, you might get flewed out to away games.
- flewed out first class
- The guests were flewed out first class.
Synonyms and how they differ
- flown out
- Flown out is the standard, neutral form and is safer in formal writing; flewed out is slang.
- brought in
- Brought in means brought to a place by any means, not specifically by plane.
Word family
Commonly confused: flewed out or flew out?
flewed out vs flew out
'Flew out' is the normal past tense of 'fly out' and describes the person traveling: 'She flew out to Paris.' 'Flewed out' is slang and focuses on someone else paying for the flight.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'flewed out' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Flewed out' is used like a past participle after the person: the company flewed out its manager. The other options add wrong endings or mix in 'was' incorrectly.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “flewed out”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.