drift
drift
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drift
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "drift"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϭ⧇āϏ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻž

to slowly move in the air or on water
Intransitive
to drift definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the serene lake, the small boat would drift peacefully with the current.
āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻšā§āϰāĻĻ⧇, āϛ⧋āϟ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϭ⧇āϏ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤāĨ¤
02

āϭ⧇āϏ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to move with a relaxed pace, without a specific purpose or direction
Intransitive
to drift definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the city park, people would often drift through the tree-lined pathways.
āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇, āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻ—āĻžāĻ›-āϞined āĻĒāĻĨ⧇ āϭ⧇āϏ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤāĨ¤
03

āĻĒāĻĨāĻ­ā§āϰāĻˇā§āϟ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to veer off or deviate from an intended path, course, or set parameters
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The financial markets can be unpredictable, causing stock prices to drift from the anticipated values.
āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āϝāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻ• āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧂āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to accumulate or be piled into heaps due to the action of the wind or a current
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the autumn wind, leaves would drift into piles at the edges of the streets.
āĻļāϰāϤ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇, āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰ⧇ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϤāĨ¤
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āϚāϰāĻžāύ⧋, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to guide or lead livestock at a slow pace, typically to allow them to graze
Transitive: to drift livestock somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cowboys would drift the herd across the plains, ensuring they had access to fresh grass.
āĻ•āĻžāωāĻŦāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϞ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ, āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āϘāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇āϏ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϭ⧇āϏ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cause an object or substance to be carried along by the natural movement of air, water, or another current
Transitive: to drift sth somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Ocean currents can drift debris far from its original location.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻā§‚āϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
07

āϭ⧇āϏ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝāĻšā§€āύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to move through life or a period of time without a clear direction or purpose
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After losing his job, he just drifted, taking each day as it came.
āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āĻ­āĻžāϏāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āύ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāύāϕ⧇ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϭ⧇āϏ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝāĻšā§€āύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to move between situations or roles without a specific plan or goal, often without long-term commitment
Intransitive: to drift between two or more situations or roles | to drift into a situation or role
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After college, she drifted between internships before finding a permanent job.
āĻ•āϞ⧇āĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āχāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āύāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϭ⧇āϏ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύāĨ¤
01

āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš, āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤ

a force that causes movement of an object
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Snow accumulated in a drift along the roadside.
āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§‡ āĻŦāϰāĻĢ āϜāĻŽā§‡ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš, āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋ

the gradual deviation from an intended path due to external influences
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ship 's drift was corrected by the captain.
āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āĻŸā§‡āύ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āϏ⧁āϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—, āĻ–āύāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻĨ

a nearly horizontal tunnel or passage in a mine
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The drift extended for several hundred meters underground.
āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāĻĢā§āϟ āĻ­ā§‚āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϭ⧇ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āĻļ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ, āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ

the general meaning, intention, or tenor of a statement or text
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The letter 's drift was critical but polite.
āϚāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ

a general tendency or gradual change in opinion, attitude, or behavior
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The drift of public opinion surprised the officials.
āϜāύāĻŽāϤ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧂āĻĒ, āϜāĻŽāĻž

a large accumulation of material formed by wind or water
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The glacier left a drift of rocks behind.
āĻ—ā§āϞ⧇āϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧂āĻĒ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ

a process of gradual linguistic change over time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Semantic drift can alter word meanings.
āϏāĻŋāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāĻĢā§āϟ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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