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Afloat - English meaning

əˈfləʊt

Afloat – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

Floating in water; not sinking.

Usage examples:

They trod water to keep afloat

Synonims:

BuoyantFloatingBuoyed upNon-submergedSuspendedDriftingOn/above the surface
adjective

Out of debt or difficulty.

Usage examples:

Professional management will be needed to keep firms afloat
adjective

Floating on or in water

Usage examples:

They couldn’t keep the ferry afloat., fig. loan programs are aimed at keeping small businesses aflo…
adjective

Having enough money to pay what you owe and not have debts

Usage examples:

Keep sth afloat they need billion of dollars to keep the company afloat., stay afloat even when par…
adjective

Floating on water

Usage examples:

Keep afloat you can keep afloat for longer if you lie on your back., stay afloat he managed to stay…
adjective

Having enough money to pay what you owe

Usage examples:

Keep afloat the business had to sell off some of its assets to keep afloat., stay afloat many small…

Afloat translation into English

Afloat: translate from English into Chinese

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漂浮, 浮著, 传播的, 石船上

Afloat: translate from English into Dutch

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Drijvend, Op zee

Afloat: translate from English into French

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À flot, Répandu, Abondant, Connu

Afloat: translate from English into German

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Flott, Schwimmend, Im umlauf, Überschwemmt

Afloat: translate from English into Hindi

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बचाए, बहता हुआ, जल मार्गस्थ पण्य

Afloat: translate from English into Italian

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A galla, In mare, In circolazione

Afloat: translate from English into Korean

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떠서, 배 위에, 퍼져서, 해상에, 행상에, 침수하여, 빚지지 않고, 유통하여

Afloat: translate from English into Russian

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На плаву, На воде, На поверхности, На море, В море, В ходу, Покрытый водой, В разгаре, В полном разгаре, На службе в военном флоте

Afloat: translate from English into Spanish

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A flote, Flotando, Flotante, Solvente, Inundado, En apogeo

Word origin

Old English on flote (see a-2, float), influenced in Middle English by Old Norse á flot(i ) and Old French en flot .

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Afloat synonims

buoyant

ˈbɔɪ.ənt

adjective

Able or tending to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas.

Usage examples:

The most buoyant body parts rise first, leaving the head and limbs to drag behind the chest and abd…
adjective

Successful and with a lot of activity

Usage examples:

Buoyant economy/market/industry carpet sales remained strong as a result of the buoyant housing mar…
adjective

Able to float

Usage examples:

Cork is light and buoyant.
Buoyant - all meanings in English

drifting

ˈdrɪf.tɪŋ

adjective

Carried slowly by a current of air or water.

Usage examples:

A drifting ocean liner
verb

Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.

Usage examples:

The cabin cruiser started to drift downstream
adjective

Moving slowly, usually with no one or nothing controlling the direction

Usage examples:

He fell asleep at the wheel of the drifting ship., dark, drifting clouds covered the moon., the dri…
Drifting - all meanings in English

floating

ˈfləʊ.tɪŋ

adjective

Buoyant or suspended in water or air.

Usage examples:

A floating platform
verb

Rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking.

Usage examples:

She relaxed, floating gently in the water
adjective

Not fixed in one position, place, or level

Usage examples:

The city has a large floating population (= people who move around a lot)., the bank has offered us…
Floating - all meanings in English

suspended

adjective

(of a sentence) imposed by a judge or court but not enforced as long as no further offence is committed within a specified period.

Usage examples:

He was given a suspended jail term of 22 months
verb

Temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect.

Usage examples:

Work on the dam was suspended
Suspended - all meanings in English

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