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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [floht]
- /floʊt/
- /fləʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [floht]
- /floʊt/
Definitions of floats word
- verb without object floats to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated. 1
- verb without object floats to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along: The canoe floated downstream. 1
- verb without object floats to rest or move in a liquid, the air, etc.: a balloon floating on high. 1
- verb without object floats to move lightly and gracefully: She floated down the stairs. 1
- verb without object floats to move or hover before the eyes or in the mind: Romantic visions floated before his eyes. 1
- verb without object floats to pass from one person to another: A nasty rumor about his firm is floating around town. 1
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Origin of floats
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English floten, Old English flotian; cognate with Old Norse flota, Middle Dutch vloten; akin to Old English flēotan to fleet2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Floats
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
floats popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
floats usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for floats
verb floats
noun floats
- oaks — any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- caissons — Plural form of caisson.
- corks — Plural form of cork.
- balsas — river in SC Mexico, flowing into the Pacific: c. 450 mi (724 km)
- catamarans — Plural form of catamaran.
adjective floats
- floaters — a person or thing that floats.
Antonyms for floats
verb floats
- drops — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
Top questions with floats
- what does it mean when your poop floats?
- what does it mean if your poop floats?
- your boat capsizes and floats away what should you do?
- what does it mean if an egg floats?
- what does whatever floats your boat mean?
- what does it mean when poop floats?
See also
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