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ran adrift

ran adrift is the simple past of run adrift.

Meaning of run adrift

Verb

run adrift (third-person singular simple present runs adrift, present participle running adrift, simple past ran adrift, past participle run adrift)

  1. To continue without being steered (usually having been abandoned). (of a ship)
  2. (broadly, figuratively) To be aimless or pointless; to make no progress.

Questions about ran adrift

What is ran adrift the simple past of?
Ran adrift is the simple past of run adrift.

Words near ran adrift in the dictionary

  1. ran a temperature
  2. ran a train
  3. ran about
  4. ran about with
  5. ran across
  6. ran adrift
  7. ran afoul of
  8. ran after
  9. ran against
  10. ran aground
  11. ran ahead

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