flag
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- noun
- A1
A piece of colourful material with a pattern on it, joined to a stick, used as the sign of a country, group or team.
A row of flags hung above the main entrance to the stadium.
The flag was lowered slowly at sunset while everyone stood still.
Children waved small paper flags as the cyclists rode past.
Common collocations: national flag · raise a flag · wave a flag · the flag of Brazil · fly a flag
Part of: Countries and nationalities, Sport, Materials
Sense 2 · less common
- verb
- B2
To mark something or tell people about it so that they will notice it and deal with it.
Please flag any mistakes you find in the final report.
The system flags unusual payments and sends a warning email.
She flagged the problem to her manager the same afternoon.
Common collocations: flag a problem · flag an issue · flag something up · flag a message as spam · flag for review
Part of: The office, Talking to people, Phone and internet
Forms
- past
- flagged
- third_person
- flags
- past_participle
- flagged
- present_participle
- flagging