afloat
/əˈfləʊt/adjective
उच्चारण अफ़्लोट
तैरता हुआ; चालू
Core word
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floating on water; (of a business) having enough money to pay debts
तैरता हुआ; चालू
- keep the business afloat
- The small shop stayed afloat thanks to its loyal customers.
- The boat stayed afloat despite the waves.
+ 2 more examples
- Small shops struggled to stay afloat during the lockdown.
- Her loan helped keep the business afloat.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be / stay / keep afloat
Afloat is used after a verb (be, stay, keep, remain), not before a noun; it describes something that does not sink.
'Afloat' क्रिया (be, stay, keep, remain) के बाद आता है, noun से पहले नहीं; यह उस वस्तु को बताता है जो डूबती नहीं।
- The raft stayed afloat for two days.
- The boat kept afloat in the storm.
keep sth afloat (business, money)
Keep afloat has a figurative sense: to manage to survive with enough money to pay debts.
'Keep afloat' का लाक्षणिक अर्थ है: ऋण चुकाने भर का धन जुटाकर बने रहना।
- Her tuition income kept the family afloat.
- The shop barely stayed afloat during the lockdown.
set / get sth afloat
To set or get a thing afloat means to launch it, whether a boat or a new scheme.
किसी चीज़ को 'set afloat' या 'get afloat' करने का अर्थ उसे शुरू करना है, चाहे वह नाव हो या कोई नई योजना।
- The villagers set the new boat afloat on Diwali.
afloat + for a period
A time phrase with for shows how long something stays afloat.
'For' वाले समय-सूचक वाक्यांश से पता चलता है कि कोई वस्तु कितनी देर तक afloat रही।
- The wooden boat stayed afloat for hours after the leak.
+Collocations 4
verb + afloat
staykeepremainfloatset
- The company remained afloat thanks to a bank loan.
afloat + by / with
afloat by borrowingafloat with loansafloat on a raftafloat on savings
- The farmer stayed afloat by borrowing from relatives.
financial + afloat
businesseconomyfamilynewspaper
- Government help kept the small newspaper afloat.
afloat + adverb
justbarelystillsomehowcomfortably
- The boat was barely afloat when help arrived.
“More examples 7
- The children clung to a log to stay afloat.
बच्चों ने तैरते रहने के लिए एक लट्ठे को पकड़ लिया।
- The small hotel stays afloat only in the tourist season.
यह छोटा होटल केवल पर्यटन के मौसम में ही चल पाता है।
- Radhika works part-time to keep her studies afloat.
राधिका अपनी पढ़ाई जारी रखने के लिए अंशकालिक काम करती है।
- Hundreds of paper boats were set afloat on the pond.
तालाब में सैकड़ों कागज़ की नावें तैरा दी गईं।
- It was a struggle to keep the school afloat after the funds dried up.
धन समाप्त होने के बाद स्कूल को चालू रखना संघर्ष का काम था।
- The shopkeeper kept his shop afloat by selling on credit.
दुकानदार ने उधार पर बेचकर अपनी दुकान चलती रखी।
- The school stayed afloat with donations from old students.
स्कूल पूर्व विद्यार्थियों के दान से चलता रहा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The afloat boat was moving slowly.
✓ The floating boat was moving slowly.
Afloat is not placed before a noun; use floating there.
'Afloat' को noun से पहले नहीं रखा जाता; वहाँ 'floating' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ The company is trying to afloat.
✓ The company is trying to stay afloat.
Afloat is an adjective, not a verb; it needs stay, keep or remain.
'Afloat' adjective है, क्रिया नहीं; इसके साथ stay, keep या remain चाहिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Stay or keep afloat (manage to survive financially).
Idiom 'stay' या 'keep afloat' (आर्थिक रूप से टिके रहना)।