Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to flat
Participle: flatted
Gerund: flatting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | flat |
| you | flat |
| he;she;it | flats |
| we | flat |
| you | flat |
| they | flat |
Perfect
| I | have flatted |
| you | have flatted |
| he;she;it | has flatted |
| we | have flatted |
| you | have flatted |
| they | have flatted |
Past
| I | flatted |
| you | flatted |
| he;she;it | flatted |
| we | flatted |
| you | flatted |
| they | flatted |
Pluperfect
| I | had flatted |
| you | had flatted |
| he;she;it | had flatted |
| we | had flatted |
| you | had flatted |
| they | had flatted |
Future
| I | will flat |
| you | will flat |
| he;she;it | will flat |
| we | will flat |
| you | will flat |
| they | will flat |
Future Perfect
| I | will have flatted |
| you | will have flatted |
| he;she;it | will have flatted |
| we | will have flatted |
| you | will have flatted |
| they | will have flatted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | flat |
| you | flat |
| he;she;it | flat |
| we | flat |
| you | flat |
| they | flat |
Perfect
| I | have flatted |
| you | have flatted |
| he;she;it | have flatted |
| we | have flatted |
| you | have flatted |
| they | have flatted |
Imperfect
| I | flatted |
| you | flatted |
| he;she;it | flatted |
| we | flatted |
| you | flatted |
| they | flatted |
Pluperfect
| I | had flatted |
| you | had flatted |
| he;she;it | had flatted |
| we | had flatted |
| you | had flatted |
| they | had flatted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would flat |
| you | would flat |
| he;she;it | would flat |
| we | would flat |
| you | would flat |
| they | would flat |
Perfect
| I | would have flatted |
| you | would have flatted |
| he;she;it | would have flatted |
| we | would have flatted |
| you | would have flatted |
| they | would have flatted |
Imperative
| you | flat |
| we | Let's flat |
| you | flat |
Verbs conjugated like 'flat'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'flat'
blat,
fat,
feat,
fiat,
flag,
flam,
flap,
flaw,
flay,
flit,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Germanic *flataz
3. Old Norse flatrbor.
4. Middle English flat
5. English flat
6. From Middle English flat, a borrowing from Old Norse flatr (compare Norwegian and Swedish flat, Danish flad), from Proto-Germanic *flataz, from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat”); akin to Saterland Frisian flot (“smooth”), German Flöz (“a geological layer”), Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), Latvian plats, Sanskrit प्रथस् (prathas, “extension”). Doublet of plat and pleyt.
7. The noun is from Middle English flat (“level piece of ground, flat edge of a weapon”), from the adjective.
8. The algebraic sense was coined by Serre in a 1956 paper, originally as French plat.
Verbs referencing "flat"
French
flatter, German, old spelling
fletschen.
Sample Sentences
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And thus thoſe Forts vvhich vvere erected to defend the Crovvne, firſt offended the King, ſome fevv vvhereof as he recouered, he flatted to the ground, and vviſhed the other no higher vvalls; ſtill ſvvearing by Gods Birth (his vſuall Oath) hee vvould not ſlightly bee vnſeated of his Crovvne, and vvondring vvhat ſhould mooue them, vvho had ſo readilie aduanced him, ſo ſpeedily to vnſtate him. [1611, Iohn Speed [i.e., John Speed], “Stephen, the Two and Fortieth Monarch of the English-men: His Raigne, Acts, and Issue”, in The History of Great Britaine under the Conquests of yͤ Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. […], London: […] William Hall and John Beale, for John Sudbury and George Humble, […], →OCLC, book IX ([Englands Monarchs] […]), paragraph 13, page 447, column 2:]
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The pods, which seldom contain less than thirty nuts of the size of a flatted olive, grow upon the stem and principal branches. [1764, James Granger, The Sugar-Cane: a Poem. In Four Books. With Notes., M.D., Book 1, page 44, note to verse 605:]
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Passions are allayed, appetites are flatted. [a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:]