flash forward in English

Forms: flashes forward [present, singular, third-person], flashing forward [participle, present], flashed forward [participle, past], flashed forward [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From flashforward. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} flash forward (third-person singular simple present flashes forward, present participle flashing forward, simple past and past participle flashed forward)

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{
  "etymology_text": "From flashforward.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "flashes forward",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flashing forward",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flashed forward",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flashed forward",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "flash forward (third-person singular simple present flashes forward, present participle flashing forward, simple past and past participle flashed forward)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His dream flashed forward to an incident in grade school."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To move forward in time."
      ],
      "id": "en-flash_forward-en-verb-UHIq~9Lk",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a memory or vision) To move forward in time."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a memory or vision"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "flash forward"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "From flashforward.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "flashes forward",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flashing forward",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flashed forward",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flashed forward",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "flash forward (third-person singular simple present flashes forward, present participle flashing forward, simple past and past participle flashed forward)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His dream flashed forward to an incident in grade school."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To move forward in time."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a memory or vision) To move forward in time."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a memory or vision"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "flash forward"
}

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"flash forward" meaning in English

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