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drift

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdrɪft/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/drɪft/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(drift)

Collocations for "drift"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "drift" in context.

drift

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

[the couple, we, they] drifted apart
drifted [quietly, silently, softly]
the [storm, clouds, rain] drifted in
the [stranger, outsider] drifted in
drifted off into the [air, night, sky]
drift off to sleep
his thoughts drifted (off)
I must have drifted off
drifting (along) on the [breeze, wind]
[leaves] were drifting down
[noise, cold air, snow] drifted in through the window
drifted [by, past] me
drift [off course, to one side, to the side]
drifting in and out of consciousness
drift out to sea
drift [away from, towards] the shore
[smoke, the balloon] drifted upwards
the [sand, snow] was drifting
drifting deeper into an economic [recession, crisis]
we seem to have drifted [off topic, from the topic]
he's just drifting (through life)

a drift of [snow, sand]
the car drove [into, through] a snow drift
the car got stuck in a snow drift
[dug, pulled, hoisted] out of the (snow) drift
a [huge, deep, thick] drift of snow
the [plane's] drift
the [plane, vessel, ship] suffered considerable drift
a drift to the [right, left, side]
a [right, left, sideways, backward, forward] drift
a drift of [ten] miles
[observe, see] a glacial drift
a drift in [voting, opinion, intentions]
a drift toward the political [left]
a gradual drift (from rural areas) to [towns, cities]
do you catch my drift?
I get your drift
the drift of his [words, explanation, statement]
a drift of [roses, daffodils, flowers]

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'drift' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

catch - space

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at the drift - English Only forum
by drift of groping - English Only forum
Catch / get the drift . Get the gist - English Only forum
control the parts of your old life from which you drift - English Only forum
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Drift - English Only forum
drift [into crime] - English Only forum
Drift [of message] - English Only forum
drift [through the day] - English Only forum
Drift a cloud back behind county roads - English Only forum
Drift Along - English Only forum
Drift and disillusionment - English Only forum
drift apart - English Only forum
drift around - English Only forum
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drift away - English Only forum
drift away time - English Only forum
Drift away Vs drift apart - English Only forum
drift continuously, like the tides - English Only forum
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drift down the corridor - English Only forum
Drift down with the clouds - English Only forum
drift forward - English Only forum
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drift into my mind - English Only forum
drift into sleep / drift off to sleep - English Only forum
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