drift
/drɪft/verb
उच्चारण ड्रिफ़्ट
बहना; भटकना
Core word
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[I]
to move along smoothly and slowly in water or air; to happen or change slowly; to move or go somewhere slowly without a plan
बहना; भटकना
- drift apart
- The boat drifted slowly down the river in the evening light.
- The leaves drifted down onto the lake.
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- After school, the two friends slowly drifted apart.
- He drifted from one job to another without a plan.
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[sing., C]
a slow steady movement from one place to another; the general meaning of what somebody says
बहाव; आशय
- continental drift
- get the drift
- Sit still and watch the drift of the clouds.
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- I did not follow all he said, but I caught his drift.
- The teacher explained the drift of the poem in simple words.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
drift + adverb / preposition (verb of movement)
Drift means to move slowly without effort, carried by water, air or no fixed plan. It is followed by along, away, down, towards or into.
'Drift' का अर्थ बिना प्रयास धीरे-धीरे बहना है, जल, हवा या बिना योजना के। इसके साथ along, away, down, towards, into आते हैं।
- The boat drifted down the river.
- Smoke drifted into the room.
drift into / towards sth
Drift into means to slide into a situation without a plan: drift into a career, drift towards war.
'Drift into' का अर्थ बिना योजना के किसी स्थिति में चले जाना है: drift into a career, drift towards war।
- Many students drift into engineering without a real interest.
- The two countries drifted towards conflict.
a drift (noun): slow movement / general meaning
As a noun, a drift is a slow movement, a pile of snow or sand, or the general meaning of what someone says: Do you get my drift?
Noun के रूप में 'drift' धीमी गति, बर्फ़ या रेत का ढेर, या किसी की बात का सामान्य आशय है: Do you get my drift?
- There was a drift of snow against the door.
- I couldn't follow the drift of his argument.
drift apart / drift off (to sleep)
Drift apart means two people slowly become less close; drift off means to fall asleep gently.
'Drift apart' का अर्थ दो लोगों का धीरे-धीरे दूर हो जाना; 'drift off' का अर्थ धीरे से सो जाना है।
- The friends drifted apart after college.
- He drifted off to sleep during the lecture.
+Collocations 4
drift + direction
downstreamawayoff courseashoreout to sea
- The fishing boat drifted out to sea in the fog.
adjective + drift
slowgentlegeneralgradualcontinentaldownward
- Continental drift explains why the continents move apart.
verb + drift
catchgetfollowunderstandmiss
- I caught the drift of the conversation at once.
drift + noun (cause)
of cloudsof snowof sandof opinionof the economy
- A drift of sand covered the road.
“More examples 6
- Leaves drifted slowly down from the old banyan tree.
पुराने बरगद के पेड़ से पत्ते धीरे-धीरे नीचे तैरते हुए गिरे।
- Radhika let her mind drift during the boring lecture.
उबाऊ व्याख्यान के दौरान राधिका का मन भटकता रहा।
- The students drifted into the hall one by one.
विद्यार्थी एक-एक करके हॉल में आते गए।
- Do you get my drift, or should I explain again?
क्या आप मेरी बात का आशय समझ गए, या मैं फिर समझाऊँ?
- Continental drift moved India slowly towards Asia millions of years ago.
करोड़ों वर्ष पहले महाद्वीपीय विस्थापन ने भारत को धीरे-धीरे एशिया की ओर खिसकाया।
- The old friends drifted apart as their jobs took them to different cities.
नौकरियों के कारण अलग-अलग शहरों में जाने से पुराने मित्र धीरे-धीरे दूर हो गए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs involve slow movement, but they differ in control and direction.
ये सभी धीमी गति के अर्थ में हैं, पर नियंत्रण और दिशा में अंतर है।
To move slowly without control or plan, carried by a current.
धारा के साथ बिना नियंत्रण या योजना के धीरे-धीरे बहना।
- The boat drifted downstream.
To stay on the surface of water or in the air without sinking.
पानी की सतह पर या हवा में बिना डूबे टिके रहना।
- The paper boat floated.
To walk without a clear aim; a person chooses to wander, unlike drifting.
बिना स्पष्ट उद्देश्य के घूमना; wander में व्यक्ति अपनी इच्छा से घूमता है, drift में नहीं।
- She wandered around the market.
→Phrasal verbs 2
drift apart
to become less friendly or close to somebody
(धीरे-धीरे) दूर हो जाना, रिश्ता कमज़ोर पड़ना
- We were best friends at school but drifted apart later.
drift off (to sleep)
to fall asleep
(धीरे-धीरे) नींद में चले जाना
- I drifted off while watching television.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Get the drift (understand the general meaning); science: continental drift theory was proposed by Alfred Wegener.
Idiom 'get the drift' (सामान्य आशय समझना); विज्ञान में महाद्वीपीय विस्थापन सिद्धांत Alfred Wegener ने प्रस्तुत किया।