The meaning of Drifted

Drifted – definition

verb
Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.
Usage examples:
The cabin cruiser started to drift downstream
Synonims:
Be carried Be carried (away/along)Be borne Be wafted Float Bob Move slowly Go with the current Coast Meander
verb
(especially of snow or leaves) be blown into heaps by the wind.
Usage examples:
Fallen leaves were starting to drift in the gutters
Synonims:
Pile up Bank up Heap up Accumulate Gather Form heaps/drifts Amass

noun
A continuous slow movement from one place to another.
Usage examples:
There was a drift to the towns

noun
The general intention or meaning of an argument or someone's remarks.
Usage examples:
Maybe i'm too close to the forest to see the trees, if you catch my drift

noun
A large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind.
Usage examples:
Four sheep were dug out of the drift

noun
A horizontal or inclined passage following a mineral vein or coal seam.
Usage examples:
The drift led to another smaller ore chamber

noun
An act of driving cattle or sheep.
Usage examples:
It was a cattle drift between the table valley settlement and the interior.

noun
A ford.
Usage examples:
Namibia construction is building an 800 metre bridge which will elevate the road above the two drif…

verb
Past simple and past participle of drift
Usage examples:
No one noticed that the boat had begun to drift out to sea., a mist drifted in from the marshes., a…

Drifted translation into English

Drifted: translate from English into Chinese

飘过, 漂, 漂流, 飘移, 漂泊, 飘荡, 飘散, 飘洒, 漂游, 飘溢, 浮动, 游离, 游荡, 飘动, 飘蓬

Drifted: translate from English into Dutch

Afgedreven, Drijven, Op drift zijn

Drifted: translate from English into French

Dérivé, Dériver, Flotter, Aller à la dérive, Voguer, Se dériver, S'amonceler, S'entasser

Drifted: translate from English into German

Trieb, Treiben, Driften, Wandern, Ziehen, Wehen, Wabern, Umherwandern

Drifted: translate from English into Hindi

हो गए, ढेर लगना, ढेर लगाना, स्रोत से बहाकर ले जाया जाना

Drifted: translate from English into Italian

Alla deriva, Andare alla deriva, Derivare, Ammucchiarsi, Essere trasportato

Drifted: translate from English into Korean

표류, 불리어 쌓이다, 불어 보내다, 표류하다, 무작정 나아가다, 구멍을 뚫다, 구멍을 넓히다, 슬립하다, 표류시키다, 퇴적시키다

Drifted: translate from English into Russian

Дрейфовал, Дрейфовать, Плыть по течению, Пробивать отверстия, Относить ветром, Наносить ветром, Перемещаться по ветру, Быть пассивным, Скопляться кучами, Относить течением, Перемещаться по течению, Расширять отверстия, Относиться по течению, Наносить течением, Заметать

Drifted: translate from English into Spanish

Desviado, Ir a la deriva, Flotar, Fluir, Irse a la deriva

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘mass of snow, leaves, etc.’): originally from Old Norse drift ‘snowdrift, something driven’; in later use from Middle Dutch drift ‘course, current’, and (in drif

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Drifted – similar words

drift

verb
Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.
Usage examples:
The cabin cruiser started to drift downstream

noun
A continuous slow movement from one place to another.
Usage examples:
There was a drift to the towns

All meanings and translations of Drift

Drifted synonims

accumulate

verb
Gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.
Usage examples:
Investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence

All meanings and translations of Accumulate

amass

verb
Gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time.
Usage examples:
He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds

verb
To gather a large amount of something, esp. money, by collecting it over a period of time
Usage examples:
By the time he was 40, he had amassed a fortune.

verb
To get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period
Usage examples:
He has amassed a huge fortune from his invention., we have amassed a large amount of information.

All meanings and translations of Amass

bob

verb
Make a quick, short movement up and down.
Usage examples:
I could see his head bobbing about

noun
A quick, short movement up and down.
Usage examples:
She could only manage a slight bob of her head

verb
Cut (someone's hair) in a bob.
Usage examples:
She'd had her hair bobbed and highlighted

All meanings and translations of Bob

coast

noun
The part of the land adjoining or near the sea.
Usage examples:
The west coast of africa

verb
(of a person or vehicle) move easily without using power.
Usage examples:
They were coasting down a long hill

noun
The land next to or close to the sea
Usage examples:
We lived on the southeast coast of florida., he coasted to a stop., she coasted through her senior …

All meanings and translations of Coast

float

verb
Rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking.
Usage examples:
She relaxed, floating gently in the water

noun
A thing that is buoyant in water.
Usage examples:
Eventually the many rings were threaded, the float attached, shotted and the hook tied on.

verb
Be on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

All meanings and translations of Float

gather

verb
Come together; assemble or accumulate.
Usage examples:
As soon as a crowd gathered, the police came

noun
A part of a garment that is gathered.
Usage examples:
This can be accomplished at side seams, the center back seam, gathers, pleats, darts or a combinati…

verb
Assemble or get together

All meanings and translations of Gather

meander

verb
(of a river or road) follow a winding course.
Usage examples:
A river that meandered gently through a meadow

noun
A winding curve or bend of a river or road.
Usage examples:
The river flows in sweeping meanders

verb
To follow a route that is not straight or direct
Usage examples:
Hikers can meander along the path next to the river for several miles.

All meanings and translations of Meander

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