English Explanatory Dictionary

adrift

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Floating at random.
  2. Absent from his watch.
  3. Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
adv
  1. In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.

Pronunciation

ə-drĭft' /əˈdɹɪft/ en-us-adrift.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-adrift.wav

Word forms

adrift more adrift most adrift

Etymology

From a- + drift.

Derived words

cast adrift run adrift set adrift
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