Meaning of afloat(p) in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    afloat(p)

    Definitions

    1. aimlessly drifting

    Synonyms

  2. 2. covered with water

    Examples

    • « the main deck was afloat (or awash) »
    • « the monsoon left the whole place awash »
    • « a flooded bathroom »
    • « inundated farmlands »
    • « an overflowing tub »

    Synonyms

  3. Qualitative Adjective

    afloat(p)

    Definitions

    1. borne on the water

    Examples

    • « floating »

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

Famous quotes

  • « The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it? »
    Georges Duhamel
  • « Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all afloat. »
    Audre Lorde
  • « There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures. »
    William Shakespeare

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