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Pronunciation guide for adrift
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of adrift with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- What You Can Learn Crossing the Ocean in a Canoe
was by chance, adrift on prevailing winds and currents.
- Definition summary
- Floating at random.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce adrift
What You Can Learn Crossing the Ocean in a Canoe
was by chance, adrift on prevailing winds and currents.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “adrift”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Floating at random.
- (of a seaman) Absent from his watch.
- (chiefly UK, often with of) Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
- [Adverb]
- In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.
Practice Nearby Words
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