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(literally or figuratively) To move or proceed with a given movement or momentum
“To do so would be to drift toward an encyclopaedic enumeration of detail which would never amount to theorization.”
To move away from a fixed point or place
“The revelers would then drift off to enjoy the happy, hippy vibe of the summer day.”
To change the emphasis, direction, or focus of
“After some back and forth, the topic would curiously drift to something else altogether.”
To aimlessly move or drift from place to place
“It seems pretty self-evident that people would drift around until they found someone who spoke their own language.”
(literally or figuratively) To deviate gently from an intended direction or course
“You risk getting lost in the wilderness if you drift too far from the walking trail.”
To accumulate, especially through natural forces
“Snow would drift back as fast as any amount of digging could clear it.”
To move along on the surface of a liquid or in the air
“Planktons is a collective term for a variety of marine and fish water organisms that drift on the ocean or in bodies of freshwater.”
To rise or float into the air
“Then it would drift upwards in one piece, like a ghost on an air current, ready to sail off.”
To spend one's time in an aimless, idle way
To migrate to another country
To move somewhere in a slow and steady way
To stray or lose one's way
To (tend to) move or be attracted towards a given point or inclination
(of liquid) To flow from
To talk or express oneself in a rambling manner
To move or cause to move in a rhythmic, flapping motion
To move or glide through the air
(nod off) To fall asleep
To decline or deteriorate, especially gradually
To move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles
A continuous slow movement from one place to another
“Half of the population lives in coastal towns, and there is a marked population drift toward these areas.”
A general direction in which something is developing or changing
“Within this context, then, it is possible to identify a drift toward an increased use of marked prosody.”
A deviation from an intended or expected course
“They require continuous updates from the visual sense to correct the drift in the other four inputs.”
A large mass of organic material piled up or carried along by the wind
“I crouched at the border of field and forest, hidden behind the snow-dusted skeleton of a bush and a drift banked against a fallen trunk.”
The general intention or meaning of an argument or statement
“Some experienced industry observers disagree with the drift of this argument.”
A naturally raised area of land
A continuous flow of a substance, such as liquid or gas
The general mood, character or attitude of something or someone
The perceptible natural movement of the air in the environment
A dream or imagination
An act or instance of wandering
A change in temperament or circumstance, especially sudden
A large group of people with a shared characteristic
A state of constant movement or fluctuation
Matter, typically organic, that has been accumulated
(line of thought/thinking) A prescribed way of thinking
The act of something happening
A long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore
An interpretation of the nature, scope, or meaning of something
An idea or impression conveyed by words
Something that is ongoing, advancing or moving forward
A proclivity for a person, activity or thing
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