adrift — ozdic

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1

(adj.)

VERBS

be

come

The boat's anchor came adrift during the storm and we drifted for hours.

cast sb/sth, cut sb/sth, set sb/sth

After the storm, the fishermen had to cut their damaged net adrift.

PREP

from

After the divorce, he felt completely adrift from his old circle of friends.

in

After losing his job, he felt adrift in a city where he knew nobody.

Definitions

adj

1

Floating at random.

So on the sea she shall be set adrift.

2

Absent from his watch.

3

Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.

The team were six points adrift of their rivals.

The Czech Republic in 1994-95, with a pegged nominal exchange rate and nominal deposit rates of 7 percent, was several percentage points adrift of the interest parity condition.

adv

1

In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.

things wore on till eight or nine o'clock, every thing getting adrift and being smashed, and every one on board jamming themselves up in corners or holding on to beams to prevent their going adrift likewise

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Example Bank

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01

So on the sea she shall be set adrift.

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02

The team were six points adrift of their rivals.

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03

The Czech Republic in 1994-95, with a pegged nominal exchange rate and nominal deposit rates of 7 percent, was several percentage points adrift of the interest parity condition.

Wiktionary

04

things wore on till eight or nine o'clock, every thing getting adrift and being smashed, and every one on board jamming themselves up in corners or holding on to beams to prevent their going adrift li

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05

The mast broke and our ship went adrift.

Tatoeba · #32802

06

When we awoke, we were adrift on the open sea.

Tatoeba · #323711

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, adrift is marked as UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.