Betekenis van:
drift

to drift
Werkwoord
  • in wolken opwaaien
  • be in motion due to some air or water current
"the boat drifted on the lake"
"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"

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to drift
Werkwoord
  • dwalen; ronddwalen; overal heen trekken; rondzwerven; ronddwalen; rondtrekken
  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
"the laborers drift from one town to the next"

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to drift
Werkwoord
  • omhoog stuiven
  • be in motion due to some air or water current
"the boat drifted on the lake"
"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"

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to drift
Werkwoord
  • wegwaaien
  • be in motion due to some air or water current
"the boat drifted on the lake"
"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"

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to drift
Werkwoord
  • met iets drijven
  • be in motion due to some air or water current
"the boat drifted on the lake"
"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"

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to drift
Werkwoord
  • de weg kwijtraken; de weg kwijt
  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
"the laborers drift from one town to the next"

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to drift
Werkwoord
  • dolen; ronddolen
  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
"the laborers drift from one town to the next"

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to drift
Werkwoord
  • toewaaien
  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
"the laborers drift from one town to the next"

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to drift
Werkwoord
  • uit de goede richting gaan
  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
"the laborers drift from one town to the next"

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to drift
Werkwoord
    • wander from a direct course or at random
    "don't drift from the set course"

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    to drift
    Werkwoord
      • move in an unhurried fashion
      "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"

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      to drift
      Werkwoord
        • live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
        "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"

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        to drift
        Werkwoord
          • cause to be carried by a current
          "drift the boats downstream"

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          to drift
          Werkwoord
            • drive slowly and far afield for grazing
            "drift the cattle herds westwards"

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            to drift
            Werkwoord
              • be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
              "snow drifting several feet high"
              "sand drifting like snow"

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              to drift
              Werkwoord
                • vary or move from a fixed point or course
                "stock prices are drifting higher"

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                to drift
                Werkwoord
                  • be subject to fluctuation
                  "The stock market drifted upward"

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                  to drift
                  Werkwoord
                  • doorslenteren
                  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
                  "the laborers drift from one town to the next"

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                  to drift
                  Werkwoord
                  • opkruien
                  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
                  "the laborers drift from one town to the next"

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                  to drift
                  Werkwoord
                  • opkruien
                  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
                  "the laborers drift from one town to the next"

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                  to drift
                  Werkwoord
                  • drijven, zeilen, zweven
                  • be in motion due to some air or water current
                  "the boat drifted on the lake"
                  "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"

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                  to drift
                  Werkwoord
                  • landlopen
                  • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
                  "the laborers drift from one town to the next"

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                  to drift
                  Werkwoord
                  • opstuiven, opvliegen
                  • be in motion due to some air or water current
                  "the boat drifted on the lake"
                  "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"

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                  to drift
                  Werkwoord
                  • afdrijven
                  • be in motion due to some air or water current
                  "the boat drifted on the lake"
                  "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"

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                  to drift
                  Werkwoord
                  • afdrijven
                  • be in motion due to some air or water current
                  "the boat drifted on the lake"
                  "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"

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                  drift
                  Zelfstandig naamwoord
                    • a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
                    "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"

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                    drift
                    Zelfstandig naamwoord
                      • the pervading meaning or tenor
                      "caught the general drift of the conversation"

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                      drift
                      Zelfstandig naamwoord
                      • morene
                      • a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

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                      drift
                      Zelfstandig naamwoord
                        • a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

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                        drift
                        Zelfstandig naamwoord
                          • a force that moves something along

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                          drift
                          Zelfstandig naamwoord
                            • a process of linguistic change over a period of time

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                            drift
                            Zelfstandig naamwoord
                              • the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

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                              Voorbeeldzinnen

                              1. Waves of joy drift through my opened heart.
                              2. The ice may drift considerable distances each day.
                              3. The drift of the current is to the south.
                              4. Many people drift through life without a purpose.
                              5. I like to lie on my back and watch the clouds drift by.
                              6. Maybe, but I can't catch the drift of even simple situations.
                              7. To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it— but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
                              8. Span drift
                              9. Baseline drift
                              10. Zero drift
                              11. Drift nets
                              12. Drift correction
                              13. Drift verification
                              14. Drift gillnets
                              15. Drift longlines