flag
A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbolA piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
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Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 3
By meaning 5
Examples
516 sentencesEvery country has its national flag.
У кожної країни є державний прапор. — JeNNeR
ruУ каждой страны есть государственный флаг. — ae5s
deJedes Land hat seine Nationalflagge. — Espi
This is the flag of Japan.
Це прапор Японії. — brambury
ruЭто японский флаг. — marafon
Tom raised the flag.
Том підняв прапор. — deniko
ruТом поднял флаг. — odexed
deTom hisste die Fahne. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
23 senses(countable)A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
Flagge, Fahne, Faane
флагflag, зна́мяznámja, стягstjag
пра́порprápor, стягstjah, знаме́ноznaméno
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
(countable, uncountable)A variable or memory location that stores a Boolean true-or-false, yes-or-no value, typically either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place.
Flag, Bitschalter
флагflag, флажо́кflažók
прапоре́цьpraporécʹ
Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.
Schwertlilie
и́рисíris, каса́тикkasátik
іри́сirýs, пі́вникиpívnyky, коси́цяkosýcja
More meanings 20
A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.
Fliese
плита́plytá, плитня́кplytnják, тротуа́рtrotuár
stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
(countable, uncountable)In a command line interface, a command parameter requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked.
Flag, Markierung, Kennzeichen
флагflag, флажо́кflažók
(countable, uncountable)The design that could be placed on a flag, typically a rectangular graphic that is used to represent an entity (like a country, organisation or group of people) or an idea.
The flag of France has three vertical stripes.
(Internet, countable, uncountable)An indication that a certain outcome or event is going to happen, deduced not logically or causally, but as a pattern in a piece of media. Chiefly used in video games and adjacent media, especially visual novels, it is typically described as being raised or set by the plot or words of a character.
set a death flag
raise the heroine's flags (in a galge)
(countable, uncountable)A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.
(attributive, countable, often, uncountable)A signal flag.
(countable, uncountable)The use of a flag, especially to indicate the start of a race or other event.
флагflag
(countable, uncountable)A mechanical indicator that pops up to draw the pilot's attention to a problem or malfunction.
(UK, uncountable)The game of capture the flag.
Origin
From Middle English flag, flagge (“flag”), further etymology uncertain. Perhaps from or reFrom Middle English flag, flagge (“flag”), further etymology uncertain. Perhaps from or related to early Middle English flage (name for a baby's garment) and Old English flagg, flacg (“cataplasm, poultice, plaster”). Or, perhaps ultimately imitative, or otherwise drawn from Proto-Germanic *flaką (“something flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”), referring to the shape.
From Middle English flagge, of uncertain origin, perhaps from North Germanic; compare Danish flæg (“yellow iris”). Or, possibly from sense 1, referring to its motion in the wind. Compare also Dutch vlag.
From Middle English flag, flagge, probably of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; compare Icelandic flag.
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Forms
plural: flagsSynonyms
9 synonyms- a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.:masthead
- plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals:irisfleur-de-lissword lily
- a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device:signal flag
- flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green:pin
- stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones:flagstone
Word family
110 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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