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Definition drift in British English

drift verb

[intransitive] verb
/drɪft/
1

to be pushed along very slowly by the movement of air or water

Example

The boat started to drift out to sea.

Example

Thick smoke drifted across the town.

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fly hasten speed
2

if snow or sand drifts, the wind blows it into a large pile

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blow away blow off blow over
3

to move somewhere slowly as though you do not know where you are going

Example

People were drifting around the conference centre.

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crawl dawdle creep
4

to go from one state to another without realizing it

Example

He was drifting in and out of consciousness.

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transition change turn into
5

to do something or to happen in a way that is not planned

Example

The conversation drifted from one dull subject to the another.

Example

I just drifted into nursing really.

Synonyms and related words
rush into fall into plunge in
Definition drift in British English