English to Dutch Meaning of adrift - drijvend


Adrift :
drijvend

drijvend

drijvend
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Definitions of adrift in English
Adjective(1) aimlessly drifting(2) afloat on the surface of a body of water
Adverb(1) floating freely; not anchored(2) off course, wandering aimlessly
Examples of adrift in English
(1) To appease the gods, the king put his daughter, Princess Devi, in a boat and cast it adrift .(2) Indeed, the vendetta seems aimed at the community also, for it has seen a deer fence cut and boats set adrift .(3) His boat Brittany Rose was cast adrift , according to the Ocean Rowing Society.(4) They were discovered on board by the crew and cast adrift on a life raft.(5) Mother and son are cast adrift but rescued by Jupiter and, after Perseus has completed his tasks, he kills Acrisius by accident.(6) It pained me to leave her like this, but - but - I was adrift in a sea of uncertainty.(7) The skipper and another person jumped into the water as someone cut the lines to the boat, setting it adrift in a 10-knot breeze.(8) When he was young he had put glow in the dark stars all over the ceiling so when the lights were off the entire ceiling glowed and Joe felt like he was peacefully adrift among them.(9) If adults are so adrift , what can they offer their children?(10) Morgana is imprisoned and Eric loses his hand before being cast adrift in the North Sea.(11) Australian authorities have found no signs of foul play aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat found adrift and abandoned off western Australia.(12) Yet he cannot even run his own department; while the captain of the ship squabbles with his crew below deck, the vessel is adrift and rudderless.(13) We were adrift in the Atlantic, the boat moving only with the rocking of the waves and when the rare puff of wind blew through our sails.(14) The crew mutinied soon after leaving Tahiti, casting Bligh and 18 of the crew adrift in a small boat with little food and water.(15) The crew had been cast adrift in a rubber boat Oct.29 and were not rescued until 11 days later.(16) Regardless, the following day, Bradley's body was found in his boat, adrift off the island that now bears his name, Bradley Key.
Related Phrases of adrift
Synonyms
Adjective
2. lost ::
verloren
3. afloat ::
drijvend
Different Forms
adrift
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