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Narrator: Today's word is "Flared" — adjective, pronounced /flɛəd/, with the stress on "flared".
Narrator: Flared means widening at the bottom or end, as in flared trousers or a flared skirt.
Narrator: In plain English, flared describes something that widens — like flared trousers from the 1970s.
Narrator: It comes from the verb flare, meaning to spread outward, from the Old Norse flara, to blaze.
Narrator: "Flared trousers" describes trousers that widen at the bottom, popular in the 1970s.
Narrator: It differs from wide because flared implies a widening shape, whereas wide is just broad.
Narrator: "A flared nostril" is a sense meaning a nostril widened, often in anger or exertion.
Narrator: Fashion, design, anatomy, history and everyday speech all rely on the word flared.
Narrator: So remember: flared means widening, from the verb to flare.
Speaker A: What does flared mean?
Speaker B: Widening! FLARED comes from the verb flare, from the Old Norse flara, to blaze, so it means widening at the bottom or end.
Speaker A: So flared trousers widen at the bottom?
Speaker B: Yes — like the 1970s style!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Flared trousers"; "a flared skirt"; "a flared nostril" — fashion, clothing and anatomy.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse flared with flared up, because flared means widening, while flared up means suddenly angry.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Wide' the broad cousin, 'bell-bottomed' the fashion twin, 'spread' the general alternative. The word keeps its widening charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "flared" in AI prompts — useful for fashion apps and design tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame fashion?
Speaker B: Right. For a fashion app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide to flared trousers, naming two eras.
Speaker A: How about a design tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to advise:
Prompt: Draft a guide to flared shapes in design, naming two examples.
Speaker A: Could it help with a history bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame trends:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences why flared trousers were popular, naming one decade.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a style chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on flared skirts, naming one type.
Flared — meaning in Arabic & definition More F courses GL Dictionary