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a‧float /əˈfləʊt $ əˈfloʊt/ adjective [not before noun]
در کشتی، شناور، در حرکت، بازرگانی: در حرکت، ورزش: شناور
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English Dictionarya‧float /əˈfləʊt $ əˈfloʊt/
adjective [not before noun][
Language: Old English;
Origin: on flot 'on the sea']
1. having enough money to operate or stay out of debt
keep (somebody/something) afloat/stay afloat
The Treasury borrowed £40 billion, just to stay afloat.2. floating on water
keep (somebody/something) afloat/stay afloat Somehow we kept the ship afloat.—afloat adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsafloat adj.I. floating on water VERBS be | remain, stay | set sth The children set their new boat afloat on the lake.
keep sth struggling to keep the vessel afloat [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
afloat II. able to survive financially VERBS keep, stay He is struggling to keep afloat after a series of emotional and health problems.
keep sth They had to sell their assets to keep the business afloat. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲