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drift

/drɪft/ /drɪft/
  1. 1
    sürüklenmek

    To be carried slowly by currents of water or air, or by a gradual movement.

    • The boat began to drift with the current.
      Tekne akıntıyla sürüklenmeye başladı.
    • The balloon drifted slowly over the town.
      Balon kasabanın üzerinde yavaşça sürüklendi.
  2. 2
    amaçsızca dolaşmak, savrulmak

    To move from place to place or job to job without a clear aim.

    • After university, he drifted from job to job.
      Üniversiteden sonra işten işe savruldu.
    • She drifted around Europe for a year.
      Bir yıl boyunca Avrupa'da amaçsızca dolaştı.
  3. 3
    (zamanla) uzaklaşmak

    To slowly become less close to someone.

    • He felt himself drifting away from his friends.
      Kendini arkadaşlarından uzaklaşırken hissetti.
    • After school, the two sisters slowly drifted apart.
      Okuldan sonra iki kız kardeş yavaş yavaş birbirinden uzaklaştı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base drift
/drɪft/
Past drifted
/drɪftɪd/
Participle drifted
/drɪftɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑eddrift → drifted

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. drifted /drɪftɪd/

Synonyms

Collocations

drift apartdrift awaydrift offdrift alongdrift indrift out

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