float

باللغة العربية: طَفَا، عَامَ

1. To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object). (intransitive) · Helium balloons float in air, while air-filled balloons don't.
2. To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface. (intransitive) · The boat floated on the water.· The oil floated on the vinegar.
3. To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density. (transitive) · to float a boat
4. To be capable of floating. (intransitive) · That boat doesn't float.· Oil floats on vinegar.
5. To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating. (intransitive) · I’d love to just float downstream.
6. To drift or wander aimlessly. (intransitive) · I’m not sure where they went... they're floating around here somewhere.· Images from my childhood floated through my mind.
7. To drift gently through the air. (intransitive) · The balloon floated off into the distance.
8. To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft. (transitive)

He/she/it floats · الماضي floated · التصريف الثالث (اسم المفعول) floated · صيغة -ing floating