FLOATED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Float

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Old English flotian (verb), of Germanic origin and related to fleet, reinforced in Middle English by Old French floter, also from Germanic

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fləʊt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking

Short Definition:

rest or move on surface or liquid

Examples:
  • she relaxed, floating gently in the water
Definition:

move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift

Short Definition:

move or hover in liquid or air

Examples:
  • clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky
Definition:

put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions.

Short Definition:

put forward idea

Definition:

(of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets

Short Definition:

(of currency) fluctuate freely in value according to supply and demand

Examples:
  • a policy of letting the pound float

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