flash back
flash back · flashes back · flashed back · flashing back
To recall or remember somethingTo recall or remember something; to experience a flashback.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To recall or remember something; to experience a flashback.
More definitions
- return in time
Origin
Denominal verb of flashback.Denominal verb of flashback.
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Forms
flashes back, flashing back, flashed back, flashed backirregular
| Base form | flash back · to flash back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | flashes back |
| Present participle | flashing back |
| Past simple | flashed back |
| Past participle | flashed back |
Tenses
flash back · flashed back · will flash back · have flashed backPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- flash aroundobnosić, obnieśćcolloquialTo make an ostentatious show of; to show to everybody in a boastful manner.
- flash upTo appear suddenly on a screen.
- flash backTo recall or remember something; to experience a flashback.
- flash overTo undergo flashing (ignition) throughout a space all at once.
- flash forwardTo move forward in time.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- return in time:cut back
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedflashback
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.