"float" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

float verbo

verbo + float
Kolokacji: 10
found floating • seem to float • come floating • seen floating • appear to float • ...
float + preposición
Kolokacji: 54
float down • float up • float through • float above • float around • float off • float over • float out • ...
float + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 66
float away • float free • float freely • float upward • float gently • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 16
(3) upward, downward
Kolokacji: 2
(4) gently, softly, lightly
Kolokacji: 3
(7) lazily, idly
Kolokacji: 2
(8) serenely, calmly
Kolokacji: 2
(9) simply, literally
Kolokacji: 2
(10) effortlessly, smoothly
Kolokacji: 2
(11) weightless, weightlessly
Kolokacji: 2
(12) forward, backward
Kolokacji: 2
(13) quietly, peacefully, placidly
Kolokacji: 3
(14) actually, practically
Kolokacji: 2
1. actually float = faktycznie pływaj actually float
2. practically float = praktycznie pływaj practically float
  • She practically floated down the hallway, she was feeling so good.
  • With that and the sheer joy of seeing her performing again I felt like I was practically floating.
  • When Newt rode back to the herd he practically floated over the ground, he felt so happy.
  • The sight of a diner festooned with flashing orange lights and practically floating in air caused a passing police car to pull over.
  • It's always amazing to watch someone move like that: hard and crude though he was, he practically floated.
  • Something moving outdoors caught my eye, and I glanced out the window just in time to see Angel practically floating across the main playing field.
  • They practically float into your mouth and leave no heavy film on your palate.
  • "Years ago we went to Venice, and she practically floated through the city," he said.
  • The problem was, the plates were practically floating free, held to 91 the bow hull only by stronglines and monofilament.
  • Sally practically floated out of the room, making Analisa wonder if the girl's cheerful mood had a source similar to her own.
(15) directly, horizontally
Kolokacji: 2
(16) suddenly, swiftly
Kolokacji: 2

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