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noun | verb flagflag1 /flæg/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYflag1Origin: (1-4) 1500-1600 Perhaps from flag, name of a kind of flower. (5) 1400-1500 Old Norse flaga ► waved flags Children waved flags as the president’s car drove by. ► Flags were flying Flags were flying (=they were shown on poles) at half-mast after the bombing of the embassy. 1 a piece of cloth with a colored pattern or picture on it, that represents a particular country or organization: the Spanish flag Children waved flags as the president’s car drove by. Flags were flying (=they were shown on poles) at half-mast after the bombing of the embassy.2a colored piece of cloth used as a signal: The flag went down, and the race began.3the flag an expression meaning a country or organization and its beliefs, values, and people: loyalty to the flag4under the flag of something a)as a representative of a country or organization: The troops operate under the flag of the United Nations. b)as a citizen or part of a country: Florida came under the U.S. flag in 1819.5keep the flag flying to achieve success for your country in a competition6show/wave the flag to show that you are proud of your country or organization7a flagstone → see also red flag, white flag noun | verb flagflag2 verb (flagged, flagging) ETYMOLOGYflag2Origin: 1500-1600 Origin unknown VERB TABLEflag |
Present | I, you, we, they | flag | | he, she, it | flags | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | flagged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have flagged | | he, she, it | has flagged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had flagged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will flag | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have flagged |
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Present | I | am flagging | | he, she, it | is flagging | | you, we, they | are flagging | Past | I, he, she, it | was flagging | | you, we, they | were flagging | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been flagging | | he, she, it | has been flagging | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been flagging | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be flagging | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been flagging |
1[intransitive] to become tired, weak, or less interested in something: By the end of the day her enthusiasm had begun to flag.2[transitive] make a mark next to something in a piece of writing to show that it is important: I’ve flagged the sections I have questions about.3[transitive] to draw attention to something: We must flag any problems that arise.flag somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb to make the driver of a vehicle stop by waving at them: She tried to flag down a passing car. |