Platform Meaning
/ˈplætfɔːm/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
nounA raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
Sentence Examples
Which is the platform for the London train?
There was only one other person on the platform.
What platform does it go from?
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The train stopped at the ____ where passengers were waiting for departure.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The politician used the debate as a ____ to outline her vision for education reform.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French plateforme (“a flat form”), from plate (“flat”) (from Old French plat, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “flat”)) + forme (“form”) (from Latin fōrma (“shape; figure; form”)); compare flatscape.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Always, whether in the pulpit or on the platform, as in private conversation, there is an absolute simplicity about the man and his words; a simplicity, an earnestness, a complete honesty."
— 1915, Russell H. Conwell, Robert Shackleton, chapter IV, in Acres of Diamonds, His Life and Achievements:
"“[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes."
— 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
"[LeBron] James did not say which vaccine he had taken or the number of doses he had received. He also said that he would not use his platform to publicly encourage others to be vaccinated."
— 2021 September 28, Scott Cacciola, “LeBron James said he was vaccinated, after previously evading the question.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
"Hidgson may actually feel England could have scored even more but this was the perfect first step on the road to Rio in 2014 and the ideal platform for the second qualifier against Ukraine at Wembley on Tuesday."
— 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:
"Now if the earth could be enjoyed in such a manner as every one might have provision, as it may by this platform I have offered, then will the peace of the commonwealth be preserved, and men need not act so hypocritically as the clergy do, and others likewise, to get a living."
— 1652, Gerrard Winstanley, chapter 1, in The Law of Freedom in a Platform:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The train stopped at the ____ where passengers were waiting for departure.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The politician used the debate as a ____ to outline her vision for education reform.