afloat

adv. & adj.

1. In a floating position or condition.
2. On a boat or ship away from the shore; at sea.
3. In circulation; prevailing: Rumors are afloat.
4. Awash; flooded.
5. Drifting about; moving without guidance.
6. Free or out of difficulty, especially financial difficulty: couldn't keep the business afloat.

adj

Definition: buoyant
Antonyms: sinking, sunk

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: aimlessly drifting
  Synonyms: adrift, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected

Meaning #2: borne on the water; floating
  Antonyms: aground (meaning #1), sunken (meaning #2)

Meaning #3: covered with water
  Synonyms: awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - flydende, flot, klar af grund
adv. - flydende, flot, klar af grund

Nederlands (Dutch)
vlot, drijvend, uit de schuld, in omloop, in volle gang

Français (French)
adj. - à flot, à bord (des prix)
adv. - à flot, sur l'eau, hors de l'eau, (Naut) en mer, à la mer, à bord

Deutsch (German)
adj. - über Wasser, flott, auf See, überschwemmt
adv. - über Wasser, flott, auf See, überschwemmt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιπλέων
adv. - (ναυτ.) εν πλω

Italiano (Italian)
a galla, in mare, in circolazione, allagato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - flutuante, embarcado, desgovernado, inundado, desimpedido, corrente
adv. - a bordo de um navio, ao sabor das ondas, sem dívidas, em circulação, em pleno curso, sem rumo

Русский (Russian)
на воде, на поверхности

Español (Spanish)
adj. - a flote, a bordo, flotante
adv. - a flote, a bordo, flotante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - flytande, svävande
adv. - flytande, svävande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
飘浮着的, 在海上的, 在船上的, 漂流着的, 飘浮着, 在海上, 在船上, 漂流着

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 飄浮著的, 在海上的, 在船上的, 漂流著的
adv. - 飄浮著, 在海上, 在船上, 漂流著

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 물 위에 뜬, 유포된, (뱃짐을) 풀지 않은 채로, 물에 뒤덮인, 유통되는, 지불 능력이 있는, 활동중인
adv. - 바다 위에, 유통하여, 침수하여, 빚지지 않고

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 漂って, 船上に, 海上に, 広まって, 浸水して, 借金しないで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طاف, عائم, ذو إكتفاء ذاتي, ذائع, شائع (ظرف) طافيا, عائما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צף בים או מרחף באוויר, מוצף‬
adv. - ‮במחזור, על סיפון אוניה, ללא חובות וללא קשיים, במלוא התנופה‬

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