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English verb: be adrift | |||
| 1. | be adrift (motion) be in motion due to some air or water current | ||
| Samples | The leaves were blowing in the wind. The boat drifted on the lake. The sailboat was adrift on the open sea. The shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore. | ||
| Synonyms | blow, drift, float | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | stream, tide, waft | ||
| Verb group | drift, float | ||
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