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setting adrift

setting adrift is the present participle and gerund of set adrift.

Meaning of set adrift

Verb

set adrift (third-person singular simple present sets adrift, present participle setting adrift, simple past and past participle set adrift)

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

Questions about setting adrift

What is setting adrift the present participle and gerund of?
Setting adrift is the present participle and gerund of set adrift.

Words near setting adrift in the dictionary

  1. setting
  2. setting a spell
  3. setting a thief to catch a thief
  4. setting aback
  5. setting about
  6. setting adrift
  7. setting afire
  8. setting after
  9. setting against
  10. setting ahead
  11. setting alight

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