What does adrift mean in English? Meaning of adrift definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "adrift": aimlessly drifting
Adjective
Meaning: aimlessly driftingSynonyms: adrift
afloat
aimless
directionless
planless
rudderless
undirectedSimilar: purposelessMeaning of "adrift": floating freely; not anchored
Adverb
Meaning: floating freely; not anchoredExample: the boat wasset adriftSynonyms: adriftMeaning of "adrift": afloat on the surface of a body of water
Adjective
Meaning: afloat on the surface of a body of waterExample: after the storm the boats were adriftSynonyms: adriftSimilar: afloatMeaning of "adrift": off course, wandering aimlessly
Adverb
Meaning: off course, wandering aimlesslyExample: there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adriftSynonyms: adriftAdjective: Floating at random. So on the sea shall be set adrift. --Dryden.(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. The team were six points adrift of their rivals. 1996, David H. Begg, Monetary Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: Lessons After Half a Decade, International Monetary Fund, ISBN 1455282820: The Czech Republic in 1994-95, with a pegged nominal exchange rate and nominal deposit rates of 7 percent, was several percentage points adrift of the interest parity condition. 2006, Brian Long, Subaru Impreza: The Road Car & WRC Story, ISBN 1845840283, page 56: He did well, coming second, but Toyota and Mitsubishi were now neck-and-neck, with the Subaru team 38 points adrift of the leaders. 2012 April 18, Anthony Vickers, “Boro 0 Doncaster Rovers 0”, The Evening Gazette (Teeside): Boro were left needing snookers after a toothless goalless draw with Dead Men Walking Doncaster left them well adrift and fading in the chase for a Championship play-off place. 2014 December 21, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 2 - 2 Arsenal”, BBC: Brendan Rodgers's team moved into the top 10 in the Premier League table, but they are nine points adrift of West Ham in fourth place, while Arsenal are sixth.1996, David H. Begg, Monetary Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: Lessons After Half a Decade, International Monetary Fund, ISBN 1455282820: The Czech Republic in 1994-95, with a pegged nominal exchange rate and nominal deposit rates of 7 percent, was several percentage points adrift of the interest parity condition.2006, Brian Long, Subaru Impreza: The Road Car & WRC Story, ISBN 1845840283, page 56: He did well, coming second, but Toyota and Mitsubishi were now neck-and-neck, with the Subaru team 38 points adrift of the leaders.2012 April 18, Anthony Vickers, “Boro 0 Doncaster Rovers 0”, The Evening Gazette (Teeside): Boro were left needing snookers after a toothless goalless draw with Dead Men Walking Doncaster left them well adrift and fading in the chase for a Championship play-off place.2014 December 21, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 2 - 2 Arsenal”, BBC: Brendan Rodgers's team moved into the top 10 in the Premier League table, but they are nine points adrift of West Ham in fourth place, while Arsenal are sixth.Synonyms:
afloat, loose, drifting, unanchored, unmoored, aimless, purposeless, directionless, goalless, amiss, astray, erring, wrong,
Antonyms:
anchored, stable, tied down, determined, purposeful, on target, on course, anchored, stable, tied down, determined, purposeful, on target, on course, anchored, stable, tied down, determined, purposeful, on target, on course,
