flash
gb/flˈæʃ/ us/flˈæʃ/
A2
Ingles
~ 1200
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pandiwa
A2
action
1
shine briefly and suddenly
To give off a short, bright light.
Padron ng paggamit:
to flash [light]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flash' with 'shine'; 'shine' usually means to give light continuously, not briefly.
Mga kasingkahulugan
blink (Often refers to lights turning on and off quickly, sometimes repeatedly.)
Mga kasalungat
glow (Describes a steady light rather than a brief burst.)
Mga kolokasyon
flash light
|flash brightly
|flash suddenly
|camera flash
Mga tema
vision
|technology
|daily life
|science
Mga Halimbawa
- Lightning flashed across the sky.
- The warning light flashed red.
- Cameras flashed as the celebrity walked in.
- The beacon flashed twice before going dark.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The light flashed in the dark.
- The phone screen flashed when I got a message.
- A camera flashed at the wedding.
- The sign flashed every few seconds.
Pangngalan
A2
event
2
brief burst of light
A quick, bright light that lasts for a very short time.
Mga kasingkahulugan
glint (A small flash of reflected light, often from metal or glass.)
Mga kasalungat
darkness (The absence of light.)
Mga kolokasyon
a flash of lightning
|camera flash
|in a flash
Mga tema
vision
|photography
|science
|technology
Mga Halimbawa
- There was a flash of lightning before the thunder.
- The photographer adjusted the flash on his camera.
- A bright flash lit up the room.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I saw a flash in the sky.
- The camera made a flash when it took the photo.
- There was a flash from the torch.
Pandiwa
B1
action
3
show quickly and briefly
To show something for only a short time.
Padron ng paggamit:
to flash [something] [at someone]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flash' with 'wave'; 'wave' usually means moving something back and forth rather than just showing it briefly.
Mga kasingkahulugan
display briefly (A neutral phrase meaning to show for a short time.)
Mga kasalungat
conceal (To keep something hidden instead of showing it.)
Mga kolokasyon
flash a smile
|flash an ID card
|flash headlines
Mga tema
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- She flashed her ID at the guard.
- He flashed a smile at his friend.
- The news channel flashed breaking news on the screen.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He flashed his ticket to the driver.
- She flashed a big smile at me.
- The card was flashed to the worker.
Pangngalan
B1
quantity
4
very short moment
A very short time, like an instant.
Mga kasingkahulugan
instant (A moment without any delay.)
Mga kasalungat
eternity (An extremely long or seemingly endless period of time.)
Mga kolokasyon
in a flash
|gone in a flash
Mga tema
time
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- It was over in a flash.
- She disappeared in a flash.
- The memory came back to him in a flash.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- It was done in a flash.
- She left in a flash.
- I remembered it in a flash.
Pandiwa
slang
B2
action
5
expose body parts briefly in public
To quickly show private parts of your body in public.
Padron ng paggamit:
to flash [someone]
Mga kasingkahulugan
expose oneself (A more formal/legal term used especially in law enforcement contexts.)
Mga kasalungat
cover up (To keep one's body parts hidden from view.)
Mga kolokasyon
flash someone
Mga tema
social behaviour
|law
|body
Mga Halimbawa
- He was arrested for flashing people in the park.
- Someone flashed the crowd during the concert.
- She accused him of flashing her on the train.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He flashed people in the street.
- The man was caught flashing in the park.
- She said he flashed her on the bus.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
flash
IPA
GB/flˈæʃ/
US/flˈæʃ/
Mga pantig at diin
flash (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (flash)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: flash
- Plural: flash, flashes
Verb
- Base: flash
- 3rd Person Singular: flashes
- Present Participle: flashing
- Past: flashed
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
flashes
noun
flashing
verb
flashed
verb
Related words
flashy
adjective
flashlight
noun
flashcard
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unflashy
adjective
Advanced or less common
flashback
noun B2
Mga ekspresyon
flash back (to)
1/flˈæʃ bˈæk tə/
phrasal verb
recall past events suddenly and vividly
To suddenly remember something from the past very clearly.
Mga Halimbawa
- The smell of cookies flashed me back to my childhood.
- He flashed back to his days in the army.
flash forward (to)
1/flˈæʃ fˈɔɹwɚd tə/
phrasal verb
technical
depict future events out of sequence (storytelling)
To show or think about something that will happen later in time, often used in films or books.
Mga Halimbawa
- The movie flashes forward to ten years later.
- The story flashes forward to when they meet again.
flash through someone's mind
1/flˈæʃ θɹˈu sˈʌmwˌʌnz mˈaɪnd/
fixed phrase
occur suddenly as a thought or idea
To suddenly think of something for a short moment.
Mga Halimbawa
- An idea flashed through my mind while she was talking.
- Many memories flashed through his mind during the speech.
in a flash
1/ˈɪn ə flˈæʃ/
idiom
very quickly or suddenly
Very quickly; in a very short time.
Mga Halimbawa
- She was out the door in a flash.
- In a flash, he understood what she meant.