flare

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈflɛər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/flɛr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(flâr)

Inflections of 'flare' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
flares
v 3rd person singular
flaring
v pres p
flared
v past
flared
v past p

Collocations for "flare"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "flare" in context.

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flare

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [an emergency, a smoke, a signal, a distress] flare
  2. a flare of (bright) [blue, red, white] light
  3. [lit, launched, sent up] a flare for help
  4. sent up flares to [get, find] help
  5. the [ship, survivors] sent up a flare
  6. [saw, spotted] the [ship's] flare
  7. launched the flare in [panic, distress]
  8. [observe, see, witness] a solar flare
  9. felt a (sudden) flare of [anger, envy, pain]
  10. [inflammation, acne, infection] flares
  11. take medication to [prevent, reduce] [inflammation] flares
  12. [reduce, limit] lens flare
  13. flares were popular in the [sixties, seventies]
  14. still wears flares
  15. the flare of a [dress, costume, skirt]
v
  1. a [beacon, light] flared
  2. the fire flared up
  3. my [eczema, psoriasis, hemorrhoids, gout, allergies] flared up
  4. my skin flares up [after, when, if]
  5. her nostrils flared (in anger)
  6. flared his nostrils at me (in anger)
  7. [suddenly, all of a sudden] he flared up (for no reason)
  8. the [dress, skirt, cuff] flares (out)
  9. flare out at the [bottom, top, side]
  10. violence has flared (up) between [two gangs, the countries, the factions]
  11. [violence, trouble, tempers, tensions] flared up (in)
n as adj
  1. [fired, used, shot] a flare gun

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