float
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/floʊt/
/fləʊt/
- 1 yüzmek, süzülmek
- 2 yüzdürmek
Definition (English)
- To stay on the surface of a liquid or in the air without sinking.
- To make something stay on the surface of a liquid or in the air.
Example Sentences
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Wood floats on water, but most stones sink.Tahta suda yüzer, ama çoğu taş batar.
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A few white clouds floated slowly across the sky.Birkaç beyaz bulut gökyüzünde yavaşça süzülüyordu.
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The children floated their paper boats on the pond.Çocuklar kâğıt gemilerini gölette yüzdürdüler.
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They floated the logs down the river to the sawmill.Kütükleri nehirden kereste fabrikasına kadar yüzdürdüler.
Verb Forms Regular
Base
float
/floʊt/
Past
floated
/floʊtɪd/
Participle
floated
/floʊtɪd/
Spelling rule
Add ‑edfloat → floated
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. floated /floʊtɪd/
Synonyms
Antonyms
Collocations
float on waterfloat in airfloat freelyfloat gentlyfloat abovefloat down