coast
To glide along without adding energyTo glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.
» Tom lived on the west coast.
Meaning
7 senses(intransitive)To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.
When I ran out of gas, fortunately I managed to coast into a nearby gas station.
gleiten, ohne zu treten
(intransitive)To sail along a coast.
segeln
(figuratively, intransitive)To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.
(Canada, US, dialectal)To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.
(intransitive, obsolete)To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.
(obsolete, transitive)To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.
(obsolete, transitive)To conduct along a coast or river bank.
- move effortlessly; by force of gravity
Examples
260 sentencesTom lived on the west coast.
The town is two miles away from the coast.
ruГород расположен в двух милях от побережья.
deDie Stadt liegt zwei Meilen von der Küste entfernt.
We went to the coast for our summer vacation.
ruНа летние каникулы мы отправились на побережье.
How far is it from here to the coast?
deWie weit ist es von hier zur Küste?
As far as I can tell, the coast is clear.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English costeien (“to travel along a border or coast; to go alongside (somethiFrom Middle English costeien (“to travel along a border or coast; to go alongside (something), skirt; to accompany, follow; to travel across, traverse; to be adjacent to, to border;”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman [Term?], Old French costoier (“to be at the side of”) […] (modern French côtoyer (“to pass alongside; (figuratively) to rub shoulders”)), from Latin costicāre, from Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”); see further at etymology 1.
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Forms
coasts, coasting, coasted, coastedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- the west coast
- along the coast
- west coast