set adrift
set adrift · sets adrift · set adrift · setting adrift
To send a ship, boat or raft out to sea without a crew or resources to steer itTo send a ship, boat or raft out to sea without a crew or resources to steer it.
» The baby was set adrift on a grass raft.
Meaning
1 sensesTo send a ship, boat or raft out to sea without a crew or resources to steer it.
Examples
1 sentencesThe baby was set adrift on a grass raft.
Forms
sets adrift, setting adrift, set adrift, set adrift| Base form | set adrift · to set adrift |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sets adrift |
| Present participle | setting adrift |
| Past simple | set adrift |
| Past participle | set adrift |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle