Meaning & use
Floated
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Rested or moved on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking, or, figuratively, suggested an idea tentatively.
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The lily pads floated gently on the still pond.
He floated the idea of moving the office to a bigger city.
A note on using this word
In finance, 'floated' also describes a company that has issued shares to the public for the first time, as in 'floated on the stock exchange.'
Words with a similar meaning
driftedsuggested
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Words with an opposite meaning
sank
Another way to use it
2. verb
Offered a company's shares for public sale for the first time.
The startup floated on the stock exchange last spring.
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