Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set adrift

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: set adrift
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To send a ship, boat or raft out to sea without a crew or resources to steer it.

Inflected Forms

sets adrift (present, singular) setting adrift (participle, present)

Questions

What does set adrift mean?: To send a ship, boat or raft out to sea without a crew or resources to steer it.

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