how to pronounce flow

/ˈfloʊ/

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flow is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of flow in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… spreadsheet was net cash flow that was …”

meaning of flow

Flow means to move smoothly and continuously.

flow frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word flow occurs in english on average 38.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics flow can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that flow can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) life, nature, and living environment;