adrift
Floating at randomFloating at random.
» We were adrift miles from shore.
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3 sensesFloating at random.
abtreibend
дрейфуюшийdrejfujušij
Absent from his watch.
(UK, often, with of)Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
The team were six points adrift of their rivals.
- afloat on the surface of a body of water
- aimlessly drifting
Examples
11 sentencesWe were adrift miles from shore.
The mast broke and our ship went adrift.
Щогла зламалась, і наш корабель почав дрейфувати. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruМачта сломалась, и наше судно легло в дрейф. — Hellerick
deDer Mast brach ab, und unser Schiff ließ sich treiben. — Dejo
Sami survived 6 days adrift on the open ocean.
The baby was set adrift on a grass raft.
When we awoke, we were adrift on the open sea.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From a- + drift.From a- + drift.
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Forms
more adrift, most adrift| Comparative | more adrift Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most adrift Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonyms- aimlessly drifting:afloataimlessdirectionlessplanlessrudderlessundirected
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form