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- Dictionaryadrift/əˈdrɪft/
adverb
- 1. so as to float without being either moored or steered: "a cargo ship went adrift" Similar
adjective
- 1. floating without being either moored or steered: "the seamen are adrift in lifeboats" Similar
- 2. failing to reach a target or winning position: informal British "they were only a point adrift at the break"
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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)
The meaning of ADRIFT is without motive power and without anchor or mooring. How to use adrift in a sentence.
1. floating without steering or mooring; drifting. 2. without purpose; aimless. 3. informal. off course or amiss. the project went adrift.
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.
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.
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?
Definitions of 'adrift' 1. If a boat is adrift, it is floating on the water and is not tied to anything or controlled by anyone. [...] 2. If someone is adrift, they feel alone with no clear idea of what they should do. [...] 3. If something comes adrift, it is no longer attached to an object that it should be part of. [British] [...] More.
ADRIFT meaning: 1 : floating on the water without being tied to anything or controlled by anyone; 2 : without guidance, purpose, or support.
(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)
