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adrift

adjective and adverb (adrift)

«adrift» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Floating loose on water without being tied up or steered. tree →
Lost, with no clear course, direction or purpose; not knowing where one is. tree →

In the lessons

in tales a boat or a person is cast adrift by the sea or the wind and must find land; «cast adrift» means set loose or abandoned.

Examples

The boat broke its rope and drifted adrift. tree →
The land cast him adrift. tree →
He was adrift far out at sea. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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