float around in English

Forms: floats around [present, singular, third-person], floating around [participle, present], floated around [participle, past], floated around [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} float around (third-person singular simple present floats around, present participle floating around, simple past and past participle floated around)

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "floats around",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "floating around",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "floated around",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "floated around",
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see float, around."
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Try looking in the office: there should be a few pens floating around there."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be nearby or available."
      ],
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          "nearby",
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        ],
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          "available",
          "available"
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        "(informal) To be nearby or available."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "float around"
}

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    },
    {
      "form": "floated around",
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    },
    {
      "form": "floated around",
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see float, around."
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        {
          "text": "Try looking in the office: there should be a few pens floating around there."
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        "To be nearby or available."
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        "(informal) To be nearby or available."
      ],
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"float around" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms