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floatverb

floated

Past Simple

floated
Past Simple
floated
Past Participle
floating
Gerund
UK
/fləʊt/
US
/floʊt/
The balloon will float to the ceiling.
Шарик всплывёт к потолку.
The feather seemed to float in the air.
Перо, казалось, парило в воздухе.
The boat will float on the water.
Лодка будет плавать на воде.
Additional translations
дрифовать
Synonyms
drift
levitate
rise
bob
waft
sail
glide
hover
Antonyms
sink

Definitions

floatverb
To rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking.
The boat began to float gently down the river.
To move or hover in a fluid or in the air.
The balloon floated up into the sky.
To circulate or be in circulation.
Rumors began to float around the office.
To propose or suggest an idea or plan for consideration.
She decided to float the idea of a new project to her team.
To fluctuate or vary irregularly.
The exchange rate can float depending on market conditions.
To make (a company) public by offering its shares for sale on a stock exchange.
The startup plans to float on the London Stock Exchange next year.
To allow (a currency) to fluctuate freely in value in the exchange market.
The government decided to float the national currency against the dollar.
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