hoist the white flag in English

Forms: hoists the white flag [present, singular, third-person], hoisting the white flag [participle, present], hoisted the white flag [participle, past], hoisted the white flag [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=hoist the white flag}} hoist the white flag (third-person singular simple present hoists the white flag, present participle hoisting the white flag, simple past and past participle hoisted the white flag)

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"hoist the white flag" meaning in English

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