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Flattered meaning

In a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself.

Using Flattered

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself.
  • In the example corpus, flattered often appears in combinations such as: flattered to, flattered by, flattered that.

Context around Flattered

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

largely 1× coat 1× immensely 1× beyond 1× perhaps 1× martial 1×

Often after:

obviously 1× barnsley 1× upward 1×

Sentence patterns with Flattered

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

3 0 flattered barnsley to 1× and i flattered by your 1× aubameyang has flattered to deceive 1× closed really flattered to deceive 1× figures perhaps flattered him in 1× flattered to deceive 1× growth is flattered by the 1× has largely flattered to deceive 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ancelotti has said 1× annual growth is 1× blues record signing 1× corinne said i 1× could easily have 1× dolly parton was 1×

Common sentence endings:

flattered to deceive 2× a false nine 1× a later conversation 1× a little embarrassed 1× a significant impact 1× barcelona last summer 1×

Words around Flattered

Just before it in the word index:

flatter 104 flattens 20 flattening 113 flattened 250 flatten 163 flatted 10

Just after it in the word index:

flattering 212 flatters 8 flattery 54 flattest 6 flattish 19 flattop 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

adversarial 120 archibald 120 ashraf 120 astoria 120 baden 120 bagging 120

Corpus analysis for Flattered

  • In this selection, "flattered" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, largely, coat, immensely, obviously, barnsley and upward stand out and add context to how "flattered" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 3 0 flattered barnsley to and and i flattered by your. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "flattered" sits close to words such as adversarial, archibald and ashraf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with flattered

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But they have both flattered to deceive. (7 words)

I think we all are shocked and flattered. (8 words)

My family and I flattered by your kindness. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

I’m really flattered that you’re into me and it’s actually mutual, however, I feel uncomfortable and pressured chatting about sex this soon, and it would help me if we kick that down the road for a later conversation. (41 words)

Blues record signing Romelu Lukaku is currently on loan at Inter Milan, while former Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has flattered to deceive following his deadline-day move from Barcelona last summer. (32 words)

Ancelotti has said he wants to remain with Madrid until the end of his contract next year, but acknowledged that he was flattered to know about Brazil’s interest in him. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Ancelotti has said he wants to remain with Madrid until the end of his contract next year, but acknowledged that he was flattered to know about Brazil’s interest in him.

Blues record signing Romelu Lukaku is currently on loan at Inter Milan, while former Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has flattered to deceive following his deadline-day move from Barcelona last summer.

Corinne said: “I’m flattered, obviously, but more than a little embarrassed.

Could easily have been a lot higher scoreline, 3-0 flattered Barnsley to be honest.

Dolly Parton was "honoured and flattered" to be asked to tea by Catherine, Princess of Wales.

Flattered to deceive (yet again) in the opening 45 minutes.

Havertz has largely flattered to deceive since his big-money move from Bayer Leverkusen three years ago, although Arteta appears to believe he was miscast as a false nine.

His coat flattered upward; the air filled his trouser legs; I could see that he wore tan shoes and hose.

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I’m really flattered that you’re into me and it’s actually mutual, however, I feel uncomfortable and pressured chatting about sex this soon, and it would help me if we kick that down the road for a later conversation.

I think we all are shocked and flattered.

Louise said: “I was so immensely flattered and overwhelmed by the enthusiasm that has been behind the walk.

Mayim Bialik was less than flattered, to say the least.

My family and I flattered by your kindness.

Needless to say, the “Blank Space” artist was beyond flattered by the gesture.

Nine expensive overs in Australia’s first innings and 17 cheap ones, though his figures perhaps flattered him, in the second.

Simply put, I’m flattered to have the chance and to be asked to do it.

The agent signing after last summer’s window closed really flattered to deceive.

Annual growth is flattered by the closing of the merger between Centennial, creating the renamed Permian Resources.

But they have both flattered to deceive.

But under a succession of different managers, Martial flattered to deceive and went on to struggle to make a significant impact.

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Common combinations with flattered

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "flattered" in a sentence?
An example: "Ancelotti has said he wants to remain with Madrid until the end of his contract next year, but acknowledged that he was flattered to know about Brazil’s interest in him." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "flattered" from authentic English texts.
What does "flattered" mean?
Flattered means: In a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself.
How many example sentences with "flattered" are there?
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