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floats at

floats at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of float at.

Meaning of float at

Verb

float at (third-person singular simple present floats at, present participle floating at, simple past and past participle floated at)

  1. (transitive) To present or make available (something) to (someone); offer, especially prospectively.
    • The word imposter was floated at me a few times. I can still feel the sting of those words sometimes when I hit an emotional low point.2014, Thomas S. Weinberg, Staci Newmahr, Selves, Symbols, and Sexualities
  2. (transitive) To come to (a person) gradually but without warning.
    • Just as quickly as the thought arrived, he was enveloped by the Portal's cloud. Wow, he thought, you have just got to stop surprising me like that! O.K., what now? More “job interviews” with future prospective employers who float at you with an “I come in peace” motivation? Or, maybe something more...2013, Timothy J. O'Leary III, The Dimensional Gateway

Questions about floats at

What is floats at the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Floats at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of float at.

Words near floats at in the dictionary

  1. floatovoltaics
  2. floatplane
  3. floatplanes
  4. floats
  5. floats around
  6. floats at
  7. floats someone's boat
  8. floatsam
  9. floatsams
  10. floatsome
  11. floatstick

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