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- Dictionarya·drift/əˈdrift/
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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1. : without motive power and without anchor or mooring. a boat adrift on the sea. 2. : without ties, guidance, or security. people morally adrift. 3. : free from restraint or support. Examples of adrift in a Sentence.
(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)
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.
Adrift definition: floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored. See examples of ADRIFT used in a sentence.
3 meanings: 1. floating without steering or mooring; drifting 2. without purpose; aimless 3. informal off course or amiss.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of adrift adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. 1. drifting, afloat, cast off, unmoored, aweigh, unanchored They were spotted adrift in a dinghy. 2. aimless, goalless, directionless, purposeless She had the growing sense that she was adrift and isolated.
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.
Adrift Definition. ə-drĭft. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin Adjective Adverb. Filter (0) adjective. Drifting or floating freely; not anchored. American Heritage. Without direction or purpose. American Heritage. Floating at random. So on the sea shall be set adrift. --Dryden. Wiktionary. (of a seaman) Absent from his watch.
adrift. (ədrɪft ) 1. adjective [v-link ADJ, v n ADJ] If a boat is adrift, it is floating on the water and is not tied to anything or controlled by anyone. They were spotted after three hours adrift in a dinghy. Synonyms: drifting, afloat, cast off, unmoored More Synonyms of adrift. 2. adjective [v-link ADJ, v n ADJ]
