Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To furnish with or shape into a platform
(transitive)To place on, or as if on, a platform.
To place a train alongside a station platform.
(transitive)To include in a political platform
(transitive)To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.).
(transitive)To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.
(obsolete, transitive)To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
Examples
221 sentencesTom is standing on the platform.
Том стоїть на платформі. — deniko
Tom waited on the platform.
Том чекав на платформі. — deniko
Tom jumped down from the platform.
ruТом спрыгнул с платформы. — marafon
Which platform is the train for Boston?
ruС какой платформы отправляется поезд до Бостона? — marafon
deWelcher Bahnsteig für den Zug nach Boston? — Tamy
What platform does my train leave from?
ruС какой платформы отходит мой поезд? — marafon
Origin
From Middle French plateforme (“a flat form”), from plate (“flat”) (from Old French plat,From Middle French plateforme (“a flat form”), from plate (“flat”) (from Old French plat, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “flat”)) + forme (“form”) (from Latin fōrma (“shape; figure; form”)); compare flatscape.
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Forms
platforms, platforming, platformed, platformed| Base form | platform · to platform |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | platforms |
| Present participle | platforming |
| Past simple | platformed |
| Past participle | platformed |
regular · Lesson
Antonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2City and transport — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form