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Meanings of float in English

Portuguese
bexiga de gás
Wikidata

An air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy.

        bexiga de gás
        Spanish
        helado con soda

        A drink with ice cream floating in it.

              helado con soda
              Portuguese
              vagar
              Catalan
              nedar
              Spanish
              flotar

              Be in motion due to some air or water current.

                    vagar
                    Portuguese
                    nadar
                    Catalan
                    nedar
                    Spanish
                    flotar

                    Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom.

                        nadar
                        Synonyms
                        Examples for "swim"
                        Examples for "swim"
                        1
                        Legend said his two young children began learning to swim months ago.
                        Ebony
                        2
                        Only 25 passengers managed to swim to safety, a police official said.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        If you test positive you shouldn't be allowed to swim, he said.
                        News.com.au
                        4
                        I can climb any time I wish, swim any time I wish.
                        Woken furies
                        5
                        The question is: if you swim slowly, why even enter a race?
                        The Guardian
                        Usage of float in English
                        1
                        They didn't float easily and had a great fear of deep water.
                        The Clan of the Cave Bear
                        2
                        It hopes to float them on the London Stock Exchange this year.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        Curro has seen its share price rise seven-fold since its 2011 float.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        They could simply float more shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
                        News.com.au
                        5
                        In a managed float, you need reserves to intervene in the market.
                        Reuters
                        6
                        It has postponed a plan to float the company to next year.
                        Reuters
                        7
                        Earlier this week, Nabiullina stoically defended the decision to float the currency.
                        Reuters
                        8
                        China's Alibaba is expected to float in New York later this month.
                        The Guardian
                        9
                        Others simply float off into the great Scrabble dictionary in the sky.
                        The Irish Times
                        10
                        The motion made me float free a bit from the sticktite table.
                        The Hyperion Cantos
                        11
                        An attempt to float Xella on the stock exchange failed last year.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        We will land in the midst of the waters and float safely.
                        Five Thousand Miles Underground; Or, the Mystery of the Centre o...
                        13
                        I wonder whether my car will float away, resident Ros Collins said.
                        Radio NZ
                        14
                        The lost float up in shadowy forms, and wail in whispered despair.
                        Fifteen Years in Hell: An Autobiography
                        15
                        Somewhat reluctantly, Tekla relaxed her grip and allowed Sean to float free.
                        Seveneves
                        16
                        Then, in the spring, the waters rise and float the logs down.
                        Forests of Maine / Marco Paul's Adventures in Pursuit of Knowled...
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                        Translations for float
                        Float through the time
                        Float across language varieties
                        United States of America
                        Common
                        New Zealand
                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
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