float
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The meaning (definition) of the word float
to stay on top of the water without sinking
The word float used in a sentence
“The toy boat will float on top of the water in the pool.”
Words that mean the same as float (synonyms)
driftbob
Words that mean the opposite of float (antonyms)
sinkdrown
How the word float is said around the world
| French | flotter (flaw-TAY) |
| Spanish | flotar (floh-TAHR) |
| Mandarin | 漂浮 (pyow foo) |
| Hindi | तैरना (TAIRR-nah) |
| Arabic | يطفو (eyetfoo) |
| Russian | плавать (PLAH-vuty) |
| Portuguese (EU) | flutuar (floo-too-AHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | flutuar (floo-too-AHR) |
| Japanese | 浮かぶ (u-KAH-bu) |
| German | schwimmen (SHVIM-men) |
| Urdu | تیرنا (TAYR-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਫਲੋਟ (PU-loht) |
| Korean | 뜨다 (DU-dah) |
| Hebrew | לָצוּף (LAH-tsoof) |
| Greek | επιπλέω (eh-pee-PLEH-oh) |
| Dutch | drijven (DRAY-vuhn) |
| Tagalog | lumutang (loo-MOO-tahng) |
| Vietnamese | trôi nổi (chohy nohy) |
| Turkish | batmadan yüzmek (BAHT-mah-dahn yerz-MEK) |
| Persian | روی آب ماندن (roo-YEH ahb mahn-DAN) |
| Polish | unosić się na wodzie (oo-NOH-sheech sheh nah VOH-jeh) |
| Ukrainian | плавати (PLAH-vah-tee) |
| Bengali | ভাসতে (BAH-shaw-tay) |
| Swedish | flyta (FLEW-tah) |
| Italian | galleggiare (gahl-lej-JAH-ray) |
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