FLOAT


Meaning of FLOAT in English

I.

noun

Float is used after these nouns: ↑ milk , ↑ parade

II.

verb

1 on water/in air

ADVERB

▪ gently

▪ slowly

▪ downstream

▪ downwards/downward

▪ upwards/upward

In the dream my feet leave the ground and I start to ~ upwards/upward.

▪ about ( esp. BrE ), around , away , back , down , off , out , up

VERB + FLOAT

▪ seem to

Her voice seemed to ~ gently on the water.

PREPOSITION

▪ across

A few small clouds ~ed across the sky.

▪ down

chunks of ice ~ing down the river

▪ in

pieces of wood ~ing in the water

▪ on

A few leaves ~ed on the surface of the water.

2 currency

ADVERB

▪ freely

The government decided to allow the peso to ~ freely.

VERB + FLOAT

▪ allow sth to

Float is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ ball , ↑ boat , ↑ bubble , ↑ cloud , ↑ currency , ↑ dust , ↑ log , ↑ mist , ↑ raft , ↑ smell , ↑ swan , ↑ word

Float is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ cheque , ↑ currency , ↑ share

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .