Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)Use a flag or similar kind of signal to get someone's attention.

    Near-synonyms: hail, signal

    If you want a taxi in Central London, you'll have to stand in the road and flag one down.

More definitions
  • signal to stop

Examples

12 sentences

  1. Tom flagged down a taxi.

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  2. Sami flagged down a police cruiser.

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  3. Tom flagged down a police officer.

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  4. Kalman flagged down a police car.

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  5. He moved the flags up and down.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

flags down, flagging down, flagged down, flagged down
Base formflag down · to flag down
3rd person singularflags down
Present participleflagging down
Past simpleflagged down
Past participleflagged down

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyflag down
he, she, itflags down

Past simpleLesson

all personsflagged down

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave flagged down
he, she, ithas flagged down

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill flag down

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
hailB2signalC1

Antonyms

2 antonyms
wave offwave away

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
flabbyflaccidflagA1flagellationflagpoleflagrant
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