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{
"term": "drift",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "drift",
"heSheIt": "drifts"
},
"pastSimple": "drifted",
"pastParticiple": "drifted",
"ingForm": "drifting"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to move along smoothly and slowly in water or air",
"sensetop": "(+ adv./prep.)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Clouds drifted across the sky."
},
{
"text": "The empty boat drifted out to sea."
},
{
"text": "A cool breeze drifted through the open window."
},
{
"text": "Smoke drifted across the room."
},
{
"text": "The boat drifted slowly downstream."
},
{
"text": "Smoke drifted up from the campfire."
},
{
"text": "We drifted with the current."
},
{
"text": "Cold and hungry, they drifted helplessly closer to the Arctic."
},
{
"text": "The smoke drifted away on the breeze."
},
{
"text": "A single snowflake drifted down and settled on the ground."
},
{
"text": "Voices drifted up through the floorboards."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["slowly", "helplessly", "downstream"],
"preposition": ["from", "to", "towards/toward"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to move or go somewhere slowly",
"sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The crowd drifted away from the scene of the accident."
},
{
"text": "Her gaze drifted around the room."
},
{
"text": "People began to drift back to their houses."
},
{
"text": "She drifted across the room to where we were standing."
},
{
"text": "He spent the day drifting aimlessly about the house."
},
{
"text": "They drifted around South-East Asia for a while and then headed into China."
},
{
"text": "He allowed his thoughts to drift back to his conversation with Carrie."
},
{
"text": "She finally drifted back to her home town."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["aimlessly", "gradually", "slowly"],
"verb + drift": ["begin to", "seem to", "allow something to"],
"preposition": ["about", "around", "round"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to do something, happen or change without a particular plan or purpose",
"sensetop": "(+ adv./prep.)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I didn't intend to be a teacher—I just drifted into it."
},
{
"text": "He hasn't decided what to do yet—he's just drifting."
},
{
"text": "The conversation drifted onto politics."
},
{
"text": "We seem to be drifting away from the point."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["aimlessly", "gradually", "slowly"],
"verb + drift": ["begin to", "seem to", "allow something to"],
"preposition": ["about", "around", "round"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to go from one situation or state to another without realizing it",
"sensetop": "drift in/into something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Finally she drifted into sleep."
},
{
"text": "The injured man tried to speak but soon drifted into unconsciousness."
},
{
"text": "He drifted in and out of consciousness."
},
{
"text": "She began to drift between sleep and wakefulness."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["aimlessly", "gradually", "slowly"],
"verb + drift": ["begin to", "seem to", "allow something to"],
"preposition": ["about", "around", "round"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to be blown into large piles by the wind",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "drifting sand"
},
{
"text": "Some roads are closed because of drifting."
}
],
"topics": ["Weather"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["slowly", "helplessly", "downstream"],
"preposition": ["from", "to", "towards/toward"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "to make something float somewhere",
"sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The logs are drifted downstream to the mill."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/drɪft/",
"audio": "dr/drift/drift__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/drɪfts/",
"audio": "dr/drift/drifts__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdrɪftɪd/",
"audio": "dr/drift/drifted__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdrɪftɪŋ/",
"audio": "dr/drift/drifting__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/drɪft/",
"audio": "dr/drift/drift__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/drɪfts/",
"audio": "dr/drift/drifts__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdrɪftɪd/",
"audio": "dr/drift/drifted__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdrɪftɪŋ/",
"audio": "dr/drift/drifting__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}