platform
/ˈplætfɔɹm/ verb C2- To furnish with or shape into a platform
- To place on, or as if on, a platform.
- To place a train alongside a station platform.
- To include in a political platform
- To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.).
- To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.
He/she/it platforms · Past platformed · Past participle platformed · -ing form platforming
Verb forms
- Base form
- platform
- He/she/it
- platforms
- Past
- platformed
- Past participle
- platformed
- -ing form
- platforming
From the library
A small boy was waiting upon the platform.
“You might tell them at Briarbrae that I hope to be back to-morrow night,” cried Phelps, as we began to move from the platform.
Our friends had already secured a first-class carriage and were waiting for us upon the platform.
Well, good-bye,” he added as the train began to glide down the platform.
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