drift
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The meaning (definition) of the word drift
to be carried along slowly by water or wind
The word drift used in a sentence
“A paper boat began to drift down the stream.”
Words that mean the same as drift (synonyms)
float
How the word drift is said around the world
| French | dériver (day-ree-VAY) |
| Spanish | ir a la deriva (eer ah lah thay-REE-bah) |
| Mandarin | 漂流 (pyow lyoh) |
| Hindi | बहना (buh-NAH) |
| Arabic | يَنْجَرِفُ (yan-JA-ri-foo) |
| Russian | дрейфовать (dray-fa-VAT) |
| Portuguese (EU) | andar à deriva (an-DAR ah duh-REE-vah) |
| Portuguese (BR) | flutuar (floo-too-AHR) |
| Japanese | ながされる (nah-gah-sah-REH-roo) |
| German | treiben (TRY-ben) |
| Urdu | بہتے جانا (BEH-tay JAH-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਵਹਿੰਦੇ ਜਾਣਾ (vuh-HIN-day JAH-nah) |
| Korean | 떠내려가다 (tuh-nay-RYUH-ga-da) |
| Hebrew | להיסחף (le-hee-sa-KHEF) |
| Greek | παρασύρομαι (pah-rah-SEE-roh-meh) |
| Dutch | afdrijven (AHF-dry-vuhn) |
| Tagalog | maanod (ma-AH-nod) |
| Vietnamese | trôi dạt (choy ZAHT) |
| Turkish | sürüklenmek (sew-rewk-LEN-mek) |
| Persian | شناور شدن (she-na-VAR sho-DAN) |
| Polish | dryfować (drih-FOH-vatch) |
| Ukrainian | дрейфувати (drey-FOO-va-ty) |
| Bengali | ভেসে চলা (BHAY-shay CHAW-lah) |
| Swedish | driva (DREE-vah) |
| Italian | andare alla deriva (ahn-DAH-reh AHL-lah deh-REE-vah) |
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