Meaning of "flat" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLAT

From Old Norse flatr; related to Old High German flaz flat, Greek platus flat, broad.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FLAT

flat  [flæt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLAT

Flat is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb flat in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES FLAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flat

Flat, or flatness, describes an object or condition that is very smooth or level. In Great Britain, Ireland and Australia, as well as in English-speaking Commonwealth countries such as India, a "flat" means an apartment. In New Zealand it can mean an apartment, especially when applied to public housing, but it more usually means a house of any type shared between unrelated adults, in a flatmate arrangement. Flat or flats may also refer to...

Definition of flat in the English dictionary

The first definition of flat in the dictionary is horizontal; level. Other definition of flat is even or smooth, without projections or depressions. Flat is also lying stretched out at full length; prostrate.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLAT

PRESENT

Present

I flat

you flat

he/she/it flats

we flat

you flat

they flat

Present continuous

I am flatting

you are flatting

he/she/it is flatting

we are flatting

you are flatting

they are flatting

Present perfect

I have flatted

you have flatted

he/she/it has flatted

we have flatted

you have flatted

they have flatted

Present perfect continuous

I have been flatting

you have been flatting

he/she/it has been flatting

we have been flatting

you have been flatting

they have been flatting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I flatted

you flatted

he/she/it flatted

we flatted

you flatted

they flatted

Past continuous

I was flatting

you were flatting

he/she/it was flatting

we were flatting

you were flatting

they were flatting

Past perfect

I had flatted

you had flatted

he/she/it had flatted

we had flatted

you had flatted

they had flatted

Past perfect continuous

I had been flatting

you had been flatting

he/she/it had been flatting

we had been flatting

you had been flatting

they had been flatting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will flat

you will flat

he/she/it will flat

we will flat

you will flat

they will flat

Future continuous

I will be flatting

you will be flatting

he/she/it will be flatting

we will be flatting

you will be flatting

they will be flatting

Future perfect

I will have flatted

you will have flatted

he/she/it will have flatted

we will have flatted

you will have flatted

they will have flatted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been flatting

you will have been flatting

he/she/it will have been flatting

we will have been flatting

you will have been flatting

they will have been flatting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would flat

you would flat

he/she/it would flat

we would flat

you would flat

they would flat

Conditional continuous

I would be flatting

you would be flatting

he/she/it would be flatting

we would be flatting

you would be flatting

they would be flatting

Conditional perfect

I would have flat

you would have flat

he/she/it would have flat

we would have flat

you would have flat

they would have flat

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been flatting

you would have been flatting

he/she/it would have been flatting

we would have been flatting

you would have been flatting

they would have been flatting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you flat
we let´s flat
you flat

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to flat

Past participle

flatted

Present Participle

flatting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FLAT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flat» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of flat

absolute · absolutely · agreed · apartment · bachelor apartment · boring · burst · categorical · categorically · colourless · completely · dead · decided · definite · deflated · depressed · depressing · digs · direct · directly · dispirited · downhearted · downright · drained · droning · dull · duplex · empty · even · exactly · explicit · final · finished · firm · fixed · horizontal · inactive · insipid · lacklustre · level · levelled · lifeless · living quarters · low · low-heeled · lowland · marsh · monotonous · mud flat · out-and-out · outright · outstretched · penthouse · peremptory · plain · planar · plane · pointless · positive · precisely · prone · prostrate · quarters · reclining · recumbent · rooms · samey · set · settled · shallow · shoal · slow · sluggish · smooth · specified · spiritless · stagnant · stale · still · straight · strand · suite · supine · swamp · tedious · tired · tired out · tiresome · toneless · unbroken · unchanging · unconditional · unequivocal · unequivocally · unexciting · uniform · uninflected · uninteresting · unmistakable · unqualified · unvaried · utterly · weak · weary · worn out

TRANSLATION OF FLAT

Find out the translation of flat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of flat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flat» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 平坦的
• Translator English - Spanish: plano
• English: flat
• Translator English - Hindi: फ्लैट
• Translator English - Arabic: مُنْبَسَط
• Translator English - Russian: плоский
• Translator English - Portuguese: nivelado
• Translator English - Bengali: ফ্ল্যাট
• Translator English - French: plat
• Translator English - Malay: Rata
• Translator English - German: flach
• Translator English - Japanese: 平らな
• Translator English - Korean: 편평한
• Translator English - Javanese: Warata
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phẳng
• Translator English - Tamil: பிளாட்
• Translator English - Marathi: फ्लॅट
• Translator English - Turkish: düz
• Translator English - Italian: piatto
• Translator English - Polish: płaski
• Translator English - Ukrainian: плaский
• Translator English - Romanian: plat
• Translator English - Greek: επίπεδος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: plat
• Translator English - Swedish: platt
• Translator English - Norwegian: flat

10 QUOTES WITH «FLAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flat.

1

Kirk Acevedo

I am much more wired to be an athlete than anything else. I understand the 'hard work = payoff' equation in sports. I run marathons and I box. And that's my Puerto Rican flag hanging in Freddie Roach's Wild Card Boxing gym. I gave it to him. My last N.Y.C. marathon time I ran in three hours flat.

2

Roger Babson

When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.

3

Francis Bacon

A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.

4

Travis Barker

I'm a freak, everything has to be totally flat when I play. Ed Will, my jazz teacher, set up everything completely flat, and then you'd tilt your snare drum away from you, so I do that too. So my snare tilts away from me.

5

Mark Batterson

Too often the word 'prayer' induces guilt because we don't do enough of it. After all, I've never met anyone who said they pray too much! All of us fall short. And we often feel like our prayers fall flat.

6

Richie Benaud

A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.

7

Astrid Berges-Frisbey

My mum used to work for the Chanel store in Paris, so for me, I've always been very familiar with the brand because of her. I remember when I was very, very, little, our flat had Chanel shoe boxes, makeup, and some jackets.

8

Cilla Black

Back when I was helping put the swing into the swinging '60s, I used to hang out with Cathy McGowan. We'd be doing 'Ready Steady Go!' on T.V., and Biba used to make our dresses. We'd be in the flat in Cromwell Road on Friday night, just before the live show, and they'd still be sewing.

9

Michael Bond

I have a flat in Paris and go there a lot, but the Eurostar's much more civilised than flying.

10

Stephen Chow

I had a dog I raised for many years. He was a Pekingese with big eyes and a flat face, very cute.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAT»

Discover the use of flat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Flat Stanley (picture book edition)

Meet Stanley Lambchop.

Jeff Brown, 2006

The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first ...

This Independence Day edition of The World is Flat 3.0 includes an an exclusive preview of That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back, by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum, on sale ...

Thomas L. Friedman, 2007

Flat Belly Diet!

Offer advice on how to target middle-body fat stores using strategic food combinations, in a guide that also makes recommendations for reducing stress, sleeping more productively, and staying committed to a healthier lifestyle.

Liz Vaccariello, Cynthia Sass, 2009

Flat Broke with Children: Women in the Age of Welfare Reform

This text explores the impact of recent welfare reform on motherhood, marriage, and work in women's lives. It also focuses on what welfare reform reveals about work and family life, and its impact on us all.

Sharon Hays, 2004

Flat Rolling Fundamentals

This volume compiles information from physics, metallurgy, and mechanical and electrical engineering to epitomize the fundamental characteristics of flat rolling steel.

Vladimir B. Ginzburg, Robert Ballas, 2000

Flat Belly Diet! Pocket Guide: Introducing the EASIEST, ...

A quick and handy guide to smart eating choices from the diet that's transforming America belly by belly All across America, people are changing their bodies—and their lives—thanks to the Flat Belly Diet!

Liz Vaccariello, 2009

Flat Belly Diet! Cookbook: 200 New MUFA Recipes

All the work has already been done! Packed with 200 dishes that feature these scrumptious fat-fighting MUFA-rich foods, as well as more than 50 lush photographs, this book gives readers plenty to whet their appetites

Liz Vaccariello, Cynthia Sass, 2009

A Flat Stomach ASAP

A program designed for busy people offers a daily exercise and eating regimen designed to accelerate loss of weight and inches while reshaping, tightening, and shrinking one's abdomen

Ellington Darden, 1998

Competing in a Flat World: Building Enterprises for a ...

This architecture may well turn out to be the dominant model of the firm for the 21st century. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to compete in a flat world.

Victor K. Fung, William K. Fung, Yoram (Jerry) R. Wind, 2007

Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green ...

This Independence Day edition of Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0 includes an an exclusive preview of That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back, by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum, on ...

Thomas L. Friedman, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flat is used in the context of the following news items.

Rand Paul's Fake Flat Tax

Senator Rand Paul has already come up with a flat-tax reform plan, and it shows clearly, once again, that this is a fundamentally flawed idea. «New York Times, Jul 15»

Honest advert for flat boasts of mould, incinerator smells and anti …

They say honesty is the best policy, but will Jennie find prospective tenants to take over her 'run down' flat before it loses the battle with rising ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

“It was always based on a flat lie”: Why neo-Confederates are finally …

It was always based on a flat lie, the claim that the South had seceded for states' rights, and not for slavery. In truth, every single document of ... «Salon, Jul 15»

Calvin Harris rents out Glasgow flat to students for £400 a room but …

And it seems it's a case of every little helps for the Scottish DJ as it's been reported he rents out his flat in Glasgow… to students. The superstar ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Women Are 'Vacuuming' Their Stomachs for Flat Abs, But It's Not as …

woman doing crunches Want a flat belly? Of course you do. And to get one, you could do a kajillion crunches and give up eating everything but ... «The Stir, Jul 15»

Oprah Winfrey's magazine under fire over feature insisting women …

'Only women with flat stomachs can wear crop tops @O_Magazine - I beg to differ,' wrote one user, showing off her mid-section in a black crop ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Purple reigns as Hong Kong family flat gets makeover

Fast forward 10 years, the Tangs – now parents to two children, aged eight and three – felt the flat needed a makeover. “It was like a 10-year ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»

Sugar settles nearly flat in wholesale market

NEW DELHI: Sugar prices after moving in a narrow range on scattered activity, settled around previous levels in the wholesale market here ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

More lifehacks! The easiest way to keep champagne from going flat …

is the whole reason carbonated stuff goes flat, it stands to reason that putting a stupid spoon in there isn't really going to do much. But, in the ... «RocketNews24, Jul 15»

Peugeot Sales Nearly Flat in First Half of Year

PARIS—French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroën PUGOY 4.63 % said Friday sales were flat during the first six months of 2015 as growth in ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»