floor
gb/flˈɔɹ/ us/flˈɔɹ/
A1
Ingles
~ 900
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
A1
entity
1
flat walking surface indoors
The flat part at the bottom of a room where you stand or walk.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] is on the floor
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'floor' with 'ground'; 'floor' is indoors, 'ground' is outdoors.
Mga kasingkahulugan
ground (Refers to the outdoor surface, not indoors.)
Mga kasalungat
ceiling (Opposite in position; the top interior surface of a room.)
Mga kolokasyon
wooden floor
|carpeted floor
|clean the floor
|lie on the floor
|floor tiles
Mga tema
daily life
|home
|architecture
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- She dropped her keys on the floor.
- The children sat on the floor playing games.
- I need to mop the kitchen floor.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The ball is on the floor.
- Please sit on the floor.
- The floor is clean.
Pangngalan
A1
entity
2
level of a building
One level in a building, like first floor or second floor.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] lives on the [number] floor
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Some learners mix 'floor' and 'storey'; 'storey' is more formal or British English.
Mga kasingkahulugan
storey (British English term for a level of a building.)
Mga kasalungat
basement (A level below ground.)
Mga kolokasyon
first floor
|top floor
|ground floor
|second floor
Mga tema
daily life
|architecture
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- Our office is on the third floor.
- The apartment has two floors.
- They live on the ground floor.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I work on the second floor.
- We live on the first floor.
- The shop is on the ground floor.
Pangngalan
B2
entity
3
speaking area in meeting
The place or right to speak in a meeting or parliament.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] takes the floor
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse physical space with speaking rights; 'take the floor' often means beginning to speak.
Mga kasingkahulugan
podium (Physical platform for speaking, not the right to speak itself.)
Mga kasalungat
audience (Group listening rather than speaking.)
Mga kolokasyon
take the floor
|hold the floor
|give someone the floor
Mga tema
politics
|business
|communication
Mga Halimbawa
- The senator took the floor to address the issue.
- May I have the floor for a moment?
- She held the floor for over an hour.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He took the floor and spoke.
- I will give her the floor.
- She held the floor for ten minutes.
Pandiwa
informal
B2
action
4
to shock or amaze someone
To surprise or shock someone so much they do not know what to say.
Padron ng paggamit:
[something] floors [someone]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes think 'floor' here means physically knock down; in this sense it's emotional or mental impact.
Mga kasingkahulugan
stun (Similar meaning but often used for temporary physical incapacity as well as emotional shock.)
Mga kasalungat
calm (To make someone relaxed rather than shocked.)
Mga kolokasyon
completely floored
|floored by news
Mga tema
emotions
|communication
Mga Halimbawa
- I was floored by her sudden resignation.
- His skill with numbers floored me.
- The announcement floored everyone in the room.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The news floored me.
- Her story floored us.
- He was floored by the surprise.
Pandiwa
B1
action
5
to knock someone down physically
To hit or push someone so they fall down.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] floors [someone else]
Mga kasingkahulugan
knock down (General term for making someone fall, not necessarily onto a floor.)
Mga kasalungat
lift up (To raise someone rather than make them fall.)
Mga kolokasyon
floored by a punch
Mga tema
sports
|body
Mga Halimbawa
- He floored his opponent with one punch.
- The tackle floored the quarterback instantly.
- She was floored during the match.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He floored him with a kick.
- The player was floored by a hit.
- She floored her opponent.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
floor
IPA
GB/flˈɔɹ/
US/flˈɔɹ/
Mga pantig at diin
floor (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (floor)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: floor
- Plural: floors
Verb
- Base: floor
- 3rd Person Singular: floors
- Present Participle: flooring
- Past: floored
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
floors
noun
flooring
verb
floored
verb
Related words
floorboard
noun
Mga ekspresyon
floor plan
1/flˈɔɹ plˈæn/
fixed phrase
technical
diagram of building level from above view
A drawing that shows rooms and spaces of one level of a building from above.
Mga Halimbawa
- The architect showed us the new floor plan.
- We studied the floor plan before buying the house.
get off the floor
1/ɡˈɛt ˈɔf ðə flˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
stand up from flat surface indoors/outdoors area activity use temporary position change
To stand up after lying or sitting on the flat part of a room or similar area.
Mga Halimbawa
- He got off the floor after stretching.
- Please get off the floor and come eat dinner.
hold the floor
1/hˈoʊld ðə flˈɔɹ/
idiom
keep speaking without interruption
To keep talking in a meeting without letting others speak.
Mga Halimbawa
- She held the floor for nearly twenty minutes.
- He tried to hold the floor despite interruptions.
on the floor
1/ˈɔn ðə flˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
located on flat surface indoors/outdoors area
On the flat part of a room or area where people stand or walk.
Mga Halimbawa
- The toys are on the floor.
- He slept on the floor last night.
take the floor
1/tˈeɪk ðə flˈɔɹ/
idiom
start speaking in meeting
To start speaking in a meeting after being allowed to do so.
Mga Halimbawa
- The chairman invited her to take the floor.
- He took the floor to present his proposal.