float - English word #757

Translation

To stay on top of water or in the air without sinking or falling.

Word origin

From Old English flotian, meaning to rest on top of water.

Verb typeregular (float, floats, floated)

leaf .

Here "float" means to stay on top of the water.

balloon .

"Floated" is the past form of "float".

Wood .

"Floats" is the form used with he, she, or it.

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

sink

To go down below the top of the water.

air

The mix of gases all around us that we breathe and cannot see.

boat

A small vehicle that floats and carries people or things on water.

ship

A very large boat that carries people or goods across the sea.

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