Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fly the flag

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
fly- the flag
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be registered in a particular country and display that country's flag as a result. (of a ship, airline etc)

verb

To support one's country enthusiastically.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

flies the flag (present, singular) flying the flag (participle, present) flew the flag (past) flown the flag (participle, past)

Questions

What does fly the flag mean?
To be registered in a particular country and display that country's flag as a result. (of a ship, airline etc)

How to pronounce fly the flag

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