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📖 Определения и значения для слова float

📒 to move slowly on water or in the air

  • A group of swans floated by.
  • The smell of new bread floated up from the kitchen.
  • Beautiful music came floating out of the window.

📒 to stay on or near the surface of a liquid and not sink

  • Wood floats.
  • Much of the bay is covered by floating sea ice.
  • float in something She relaxed, floating gently in the water.

📒 to make something move on or near the surface of a liquid

  • float something There wasn't enough water to float the ship.
  • float something + adv./prep. They float the logs down the river to the towns.

📒 to walk or move in a smooth and easy way

  • She floated down the steps to greet us.
  • The couple floated across the dance floor.

📒 to suggest an idea or a plan for other people to consider

  • They floated the idea of increased taxes on alcohol.

📒 to sell shares in a company or business to the public for the first time

  • The company was floated on the stock market in 2014.
  • Shares were floated at 585p.

📒 if a government floats its country’s money or allows it to float, it allows its value to change freely according to the value of the money of other countries

  • The government decided to allow the peso to float freely.

📒 to be what somebody likes

  • You can listen to whatever kind of music floats your boat.

📒 to feel very happy

  • Most couples feel they are walking on air on their wedding day.
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