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Afloat

adjective/kˈæmeɪlz/
Definition
aimlessly drifting
borne on the water; floating
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæmeɪlz/
🇬🇧British English
/blˈakmeɪlɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/blˈakmeɪlɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmeɪlz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveaimlessly drifting
adjectiveborne on the water; floating
adjectivecovered with water
“the main deck was afloat (or awash)”
Word Forms
aimlessnessnounthe quality of lacking any definite purpose
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
flott
ziellos treiben
🇫🇷French
à flot
dérive sans but
🇪🇸Spanish
a flote
a la deriva sin rumbo
🇮🇹Italian
a galla
andare alla deriva senza meta
🇳🇱Dutch
drijvend
doelloos ronddwalen
🇵🇹Portuguese
à tona
vagando sem rumo
🇷🇺Russian
на плаву
бесцельно дрейфующий
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बचाए
लक्ष्यहीन रूप से बहते रहना
🇧🇩Bengali
ভাসমান
উদ্দেশ্যহীনভাবে প্রবাহিত
🇮🇳Tamil
மிதக்கும்
இலக்கில்லாமல் அலைகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
తేలుతూ
లక్ష్యం లేకుండా కూరుకుపోతోంది
🇮🇳Marathi
तरंगणे
निर्हेतुकपणे वाहणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
તરતું
ધ્યેય વિના વહી જવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ತೇಲುತ್ತವೆ
ಗುರಿಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಅಲೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പൊങ്ങിക്കിടക്കുന്നു
ലക്ഷ്യമില്ലാതെ ഒഴുകുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤੈਰਨਾ
ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਰਹਿਤ ਵਹਿਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
تیرتے ہوئے
بے مقصد بہتی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
漂浮
漫无目的地漂流
🇯🇵Japanese
浮かんでいる
あてもなく漂流する
🇰🇷Korean
떠서
목적 없이 표류하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nổi
trôi dạt không mục đích
🇹🇭Thai
ลอยตัว
ล่องลอยไปอย่างไร้จุดหมาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
terapung
melayang tanpa tujuan
🇵🇭Filipino
nakalutang
walang layunin na inaanod
🇲🇾Malay
terapung
hanyut tanpa tujuan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
طافيا
الانجراف بلا هدف
🇮🇷Persian
شناور
بی هدف در حال حرکت کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
yüzer
amaçsızca sürüklenmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
צָף
נסחף ללא מטרה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'afloat'?
The primary meaning of 'afloat' is 'aimlessly drifting'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'afloat' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'afloat' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'afloat' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'afloat' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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