"drift" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

drift verbo

verbo + drift
Kolokacji: 7
begin to drift • begin drifting • keep drifting • come drifting • start drifting • ...
drift + preposición
Kolokacji: 55
drift off • drift into • drift down • drift through • drift toward • drift across • drift over • drift up • drift out • ...
drift + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 70
drift away • drift apart • drift slowly • drift further • drift upward • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 15
(1) away, forth, wide, randomly
Kolokacji: 4
(4) upward, downward
Kolokacji: 2
(5) lazily, gradually, idly
Kolokacji: 3
(6) forward, backward, onward
Kolokacji: 3
(8) low, high
Kolokacji: 2
(9) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2
(10) eventually, finally
Kolokacji: 2
(11) free, faintly, freely, clear
Kolokacji: 4
1. drift free = dryf wolny drift free
2. drift faintly = znieś słabo drift faintly
3. drift freely = znieś swobodnie drift freely
  • It seemed to be drifting freely without any ability to correct.
  • Little blobs of golden light drifted freely near the ceiling.
  • Fertilized eggs develop into larvae called planulae which drift freely for about a week before settling on the substrate.
  • The great factor now was that Harry's boat was drifting freely down the river.
  • Afterward he had spent much time alone, pondering when his mind did not drift freely in hopes of inspiration.
  • Unlike heaving to, a sea anchor is not used, allowing the boat to drift freely, completely at the mercy of the storm.
  • This proved chaotic with several ships drifting freely in the ice, hulls grinding against one another.
  • Thornton held the array in place so that it would not drift freely after being detached.
  • To a Zhuāngzi hermit, being unknown and drifting freely is a state of mind.
  • Juveniles drift or swim freely, while adults are stationary.
4. drift clear = dryf czysty drift clear
(12) quietly, steadily
Kolokacji: 2
(13) casually, effortlessly
Kolokacji: 2
(14) constantly, endlessly
Kolokacji: 2

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