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(of a boat) not fastened and moving with the sea and wind, or fig. not controlled and living without a clear purpose or direction: fig. Hopeful actors from small towns are often adrift in New York. (Definition of adrift from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. : without motive power and without anchor or mooring. a boat adrift on the sea. 2. : without ties, guidance, or security. people morally adrift. 3. : free from restraint or support. Examples of adrift in a Sentence.
1. floating without steering or mooring; drifting. 2. without purpose; aimless.
Adrift definition: floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored. See examples of ADRIFT used in a sentence.
If something's adrift, it's floating, not tied down or anchored. A raft that's adrift on a river will float downstream. If a ship goes adrift, it meanders off course, simply traveling with the water rather than on a charted course.
Definition of adrift adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word adrift mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word adrift. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. adrift has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. nautical (1830s) military (1910s) sport (1970s) See meaning & use. How common is the word adrift?
ADRIFT definition: 1. If a boat is adrift, it floats around in the water and is not tied to anything: 2. to become…. Learn more.
adjective. 1. drifting, afloat, cast off, unmoored, aweigh, unanchored They were spotted adrift in a dinghy. 2. aimless, goalless, directionless, purposeless She had the growing sense that she was adrift and isolated.
Adrift Definition. ə-drĭft. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Adverb. Filter. adjective. Drifting or floating freely; not anchored. American Heritage. Without direction or purpose. American Heritage. Floating at random. So on the sea shall be set adrift. --Dryden. Wiktionary. (of a seaman) Absent from his watch.
