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afloat

a·float
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-floht]
    • /əˈfloʊt/
    • /əˈfləʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-floht]
    • /əˈfloʊt/

Definitions of afloat word

  • adverb afloat If someone or something is afloat, they remain partly above the surface of water and do not sink. 3
  • adverb afloat If a person, business, or country stays afloat or is kept afloat, they have just enough money to pay their debts and continue operating. 3
  • adjective afloat floating 3
  • adjective afloat aboard ship; at sea 3
  • adjective afloat covered with water; flooded 3
  • adjective afloat aimlessly drifting 3
See all 23 definitions of afloat

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Origin of afloat

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English on flote. See a-1, float

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Afloat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Afloat

afloat popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for afloat

adj afloat

  • adrift — If a boat is adrift, it is floating on the water and is not tied to anything or controlled by anyone.
  • drifting — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.

adverb afloat

  • awash — If the ground or a floor is awash, it is covered in water, often because of heavy rain or as the result of an accident.
  • inundated — to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
  • submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.

adjective afloat

  • floating — being buoyed up on water or other liquid.
All 6 Synonyms of afloat

Antonyms for afloat

adj afloat

  • aground — If a ship runs aground, it touches the ground in a shallow part of a river, lake, or the sea, and gets stuck.
  • ashore — Someone or something that comes ashore comes from the sea onto the shore.
  • docked — the solid or fleshy part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair.

adverb afloat

  • reefed — a part of a sail that is rolled and tied down to reduce the area exposed to the wind.
All 4 Antonyms of afloat

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Related words

  • buoy

    A buoy is a floating object that is used to show ships and boats where they can go and to warn them of danger.

  • buoyant

    If you are in a buoyant mood, you feel cheerful and behave in a lively way.

  • dog paddle

    a simple swimming stroke in which the body is kept nearly upright, the arms paddle, and the legs move up and down as in running

  • dog-paddle

    to swim or keep afloat by use of the dog paddle.

  • life preserver

    a buoyant jacket, belt, or other like device for keeping a person afloat.

  • personal flotation device

    a life preserver, life jacket, or other device for keeping a person afloat in the water. Abbreviation: PFD.
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