Meaning

2 senses

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see float, around.

  2. (informal)To be nearby or available.

    Try looking in the office: there should be a few pens floating around there.

Examples

10 sentences

  1. That rumor has been floating around.

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  2. All sorts of rumors were floating around about her.

    ruО ней ходили всякого рода слухи.

    deEs gingen alle möglichen Gerüchte über sie herum.

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  3. Small boards were floating around there.

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  4. All sorts of rumors were floating around about him.

    ruО нём ходили всякого рода слухи.

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  5. I have so many ideas floating around in my head.

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Forms

floats around, floating around, floated around, floated around
Base formfloat around · to float around
3rd person singularfloats around
Present participlefloating around
Past simplefloated around
Past participlefloated around

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfloat around
he, she, itfloats around

Past simpleLesson

all personsfloated around

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave floated around
he, she, ithas floated around

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill float around

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
flitC2floatB1flockB1flog
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