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Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time I was 30. They all flopped, and I fled.
William Goldman

Meaning of "flopped" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLOPPED

flopped  [flɒpt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLOPPED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flopped is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb flopped in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLOPPED

PRESENT

Present
I flop
you flop
he/she/it flops
we flop
you flop
they flop
Present continuous
I am flopping
you are flopping
he/she/it is flopping
we are flopping
you are flopping
they are flopping
Present perfect
I have flopped
you have flopped
he/she/it has flopped
we have flopped
you have flopped
they have flopped
Present perfect continuous
I have been flopping
you have been flopping
he/she/it has been flopping
we have been flopping
you have been flopping
they have been flopping
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 flopped
you flopped
he/she/it flopped
we flopped
you flopped
they flopped
Past continuous
I was flopping
you were flopping
he/she/it was flopping
we were flopping
you were flopping
they were flopping
Past perfect
I had flopped
you had flopped
he/she/it had flopped
we had flopped
you had flopped
they had flopped
Past perfect continuous
I had been flopping
you had been flopping
he/she/it had been flopping
we had been flopping
you had been flopping
they had been flopping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will flop
you will flop
he/she/it will flop
we will flop
you will flop
they will flop
Future continuous
I will be flopping
you will be flopping
he/she/it will be flopping
we will be flopping
you will be flopping
they will be flopping
Future perfect
I will have flopped
you will have flopped
he/she/it will have flopped
we will have flopped
you will have flopped
they will have flopped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been flopping
you will have been flopping
he/she/it will have been flopping
we will have been flopping
you will have been flopping
they will have been flopping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would flopped
you would flopped
he/she/it would flopped
we would flopped
you would flopped
they would flopped
Conditional continuous
I would be flopping
you would be flopping
he/she/it would be flopping
we would be flopping
you would be flopping
they would be flopping
Conditional perfect
I would have flopped
you would have flopped
he/she/it would have flopped
we would have flopped
you would have flopped
they would have flopped
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been flopping
you would have been flopping
he/she/it would have been flopping
we would have been flopping
you would have been flopping
they would have been flopping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you flop
we let´s flop
you flop
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to flop
Past participle
flopped
Present Participle
flopping
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLOPPED


adopt
əˈdɒpt
backstopped
ˈbækstɒpt
close-cropped
ˌkləʊsˈkrɒpt
coopt
kəʊˈɒpt
Copt
kɒpt
cropped
krɒpt
flip-flopped
ˈflɪpˌflɒpt
helicopt
ˈhelɪˌkɒpt
lopped
lɒpt
mopped
mɒpt
open-topped
ˈəʊpənˌtɒpt
opt
ɒpt
overtopped
ˌəʊvəˈtɒpt
stopped
stɒpt
swapped
swɒpt
swopped
swɒpt
uncropped
ʌnˈkrɒpt
unlopped
ʌnˈlɒpt
unstopped
ʌnˈstɒpt
whopped
wɒpt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLOPPED

floosie
floozie
floozies
floozy
flop
flop sweat
flophouse
flopover
flopper
floppier
floppies
floppiest
floppily
floppiness
flopping
floppy
floppy (disk) drive
floppy disk
flops
floptical

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLOPPED

airdropped
bopped
chopped
copped
dopped
dropped
eavesdropped
end-stopped
equipped
estopped
hopped
Photoshopped
plopped
popped
propped
shopped
slopped
sopped
stropped
the penny dropped
topped

Synonyms and antonyms of flopped in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLOPPED»

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

Translation of «flopped» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLOPPED

Find out the translation of flopped to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flopped from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flopped» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

以失败告终
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flopped
570 millions of speakers

English

flopped
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्लॉप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متخبط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

флопе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

baqueou
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

flopped
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

floppé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gagal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

floppte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フロップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

툭 던졌다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flopped
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thất bại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோல்வியடைந்தது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लॉपीड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flopped
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flop
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trafił
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

флопі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στο flop
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flopped
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

floppade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

floppet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flopped

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOPPED»

The term «flopped» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.261 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOPPED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flopped

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «FLOPPED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flopped.
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William Goldman
Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time I was 30. They all flopped, and I fled.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLOPPED»

Discover the use of flopped in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flopped and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Why Dick Fosbury Flopped: And the Answers to Other Big ...
If you want to win friends and influence people with impressive explanations of amazing human feats and quirky facts about sporting paraphernalia, you need this book.
Justin Kemp, Damian Farrow, 2006
2
Flip-Flopped: A Novel
Volcanologist Keeley Baker-Kekuhi is in the middle a a custody battle over her four-year-old son when she meets Ian Gardiner.
Jill Smolinski, 2003
3
The Tariff Review
FLOPPED. TO. TARIFF. COMMISSION. President Wilson Reported to Have Altered His Attitude on That Question. Correspondence American Economist. Washington, D. C, December 23. — President Wilson has switched to a permanent Tariff ...
4
Uh-Oh, My Foogle Flopped!
A creative tale designed to propel children into their own realm of thought concept outside of the literal, this tale is intended to produce laughter and propel youngsters to seek questions geared toward positive learning and comprehension.
Barberella Simplicity, 2008
5
The Pacific Reporter
Q. And where was that pocketbook before he flopped it over the bar? A. In my coat. Q. In your right-hand pocket, the one you have previously described? A. Yes ; I don't know whether the money lost out by being flopped over the bar or not. but I ...
6
American Economist
FLOPS AGAIN. President Now Wants Free-Trade in Sugar to Begin Four Years Hence. Correspondence American Economist. Washington, April 6.— President " Wilson has flopped again. This time on the sugar schedule. It must be explained,  ...
7
Singlejack Solidarity
A man who has flopped is not required to give any excuse or explanation; he simply moves away from the window. He may in fact do this for any reason. It may be that he simply dislikes the gang boss or members of the gang he was about to  ...
Stan Weir, George Lipsitz, 2004
8
Puck
The public just flopped." We credit Mr. Croker with being entirely sincere in this confession of bewilderment. As Judge Jerome has remarked, Mr. Croker has great force of one kind, but is lacking in intellectual development. Doubtless to most of ...
9
Horseman, Pass By: A Novel
I hit him, heard the hollow-point splat into him, but before I could get him he flopped into the water. “Smart aleck,” I said. “Now the turtles eat you.” I shot five or six more frogs, some of them pretty long shots, but they all flopped into the water.
Larry McMurtry, 2010
10
What Were They Thinking?: Marketing Lessons You Can Learn ...
Marketing Lessons You Can Learn from Products That Flopped Robert McMath. about them). Spraying is much easier than slathering on sauce with a brush or spoon. BBQ Buddies is also fun to use, and prevents the short hairs on the back of ...
Robert McMath, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLOPPED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flopped is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tulsa elementary school's 'faculty restart' flopped, educators say …
Last summer's “faculty restart” at one of the city's toughest inner-city schools wasn't the extraordinary new beginning it was hailed as. Educators ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
2
Comic-Con hit movies that flopped - Fortune
People dressed as Stormtroopers from the "Star Wars" films, stand in front of the convention center on the first day of the 2015 Comic-Con ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
3
Fabian Delph flip-flopped and decided to stay at Aston Villa | Fusion
Kirsten's passions in life include fixing typos, watching soccer and telling people what to do. Sometimes she writes, too. If you like 140 ... «Fusion, Jul 15»
4
Comic-Con no-shows signal shifting times for big movies - NewsTimes
Rotten Tomatoes Editor in Chief Matt Atchity recalls films that were previewed and rapturously received at Comic-Con, and then flopped in ... «Danbury News Times, Jul 15»
5
Is Hollywood afraid of older women? | Comment is free | The Guardian
Yet the film flopped, suggesting that audiences aren't much more keen on middle-aged romance than producers. Small wonder, then, that ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Watson Test career in jeopardy - Wide World of Sports - Ninemsn
... but chief selector Rod Marsh and coach Darren Lehmann could ring the changes to bolster a middle order that flopped in the Welsh capital. «ninemsn, Jul 15»
7
In honor of DeAndre Jordan — the biggest flip-flops in recent UNT …
North Texas offensive lineman Cyril Lemon (bottom) flip-flopped on his decision to end his recruiting process before signing with North Texas. «Denton Record Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
Cruz fully flip-flopped with June vote against fast-track trade | www …
In a key Senate vote to advance President Barack Obama's trade agenda, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, looked like he backtracked on fast-track. «MyStatesman.com, Jul 15»
9
Cubs, White Sox won't rule out being deadline trade partners
Karchner flopped and was out of baseball after 2000. Garland wound up winning 92 games over eight seasons with the Sox and went 18-10 in ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Standard Digital News : : Business - Has Apple watch flopped
Has Apple watch flopped sales graph shows no-one is buying Apple's latest tech toy. BY Mirror. Updated Thursday, July 9th 2015 at 09:26 GMT +3. Share this ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»

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