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drift
What does drift mean?
drift (verb): to move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use drift in a sentence?
- The boat drifted away from the shore. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- The balloon was drifting in the breeze. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce drift?
/dɹɪft/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does drift come from?
From Middle English drift, dryft (“act of driving, drove, shower of rain or snow, impulse”), from Old English *drift (“drift”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of drift?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “drift” mean?
to speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance
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to move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc
Right! That's what “drift” means.
to uncover; to show and display that which was hidden or unknown
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to attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like
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Which word is closest in meaning to “drift”?
thank
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float
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start
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leave
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