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drift away

/drɪft əˈweɪ/

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verb

/drɪft əˈweɪ/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения постепенной потери интереса, связи или близости с кем-то или чем-то, или медленного удаления от места или ситуации.

A phrasal verb used to indicate gradually losing interest, connection, or closeness with someone or something, or moving slowly away from a place or situation.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

  1. Gradually lose connectioninformal

    To slowly become less close or connected to someone or something, often emotionally.

    ruОтдаляться

    • After college, we just drifted away from each other.
    • He drifted away from his old friends after moving to a new city.
    • Over the years, they drifted away from their shared interests.

    Synonymsestrangeseparate

    Antonymsattachbondconnectgrowunite

  2. formal

    To be carried or move slowly away from a place or position, often by wind or water.

    ruОтносить

    • The boat drifted away from the shore.
    • The balloon drifted away into the sky.
    • Leaves drifted away on the surface of the river.

    Synonymsdrift off

Forms
  • drifted away past participle
  • drifted away past simple
  • drifting away present participle
  • drifts away third person singular

Base verbdrift

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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