Meaning & use

float

verb·Everyday

To rest on the surface of a liquid or hang suspended in air without sinking.

See it in a sentence

The wooden raft floated gently down the calm river all afternoon.

Balloons floated above the parade, tied loosely to children's wrists.

A note on using this word

Float can also describe a business idea offered tentatively, as in float a plan to see how people react.

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

sink

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