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float/English/verb

1: float/English/verb: invalid uppercase tag General-American not in or uppercase_tags: {"categories": ["English countable nouns", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English ergative verbs", "English lemmas", "English nouns", "English terms derived from Middle English", "English terms derived from Old English", "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic", "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European", "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic", "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *plew-", "English terms inherited from Middle English", "English terms inherited from Old English", "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic", "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic", "English verbs", "Entries with translation boxes", "Pages with 2 entries", "Pages with entries", "Requests for review of Ido translations", "Requests for review of Mongolian translations", "Requests for review of Norwegian translations", "Rhymes:English/əʊt", 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translations", "Terms with Tagalog translations", "Terms with Tamil translations", "Terms with Telugu translations", "Terms with Turkish translations", "Terms with Ukrainian translations", "Terms with Upper Sorbian translations", "Terms with Vietnamese translations", "Terms with Volapük translations", "Terms with Waray-Waray translations", "Terms with Welsh translations", "Terms with Woiwurrung translations", "Terms with Yiddish translations", "Terms with Zealandic translations", "en:Dances", "en:Liquids", "en:Units of measure"], "derived": [{"word": "afloat"}, {"word": "armfloat"}, {"word": "defloat"}, {"word": "firefloat"}, {"word": "floatability"}, {"word": "floatable"}, {"word": "floatant"}, {"word": "float around"}, {"word": "float at"}, {"word": "floatboard"}, {"word": "floatel"}, {"word": "floater"}, {"word": "floatie"}, {"word": "floatless"}, {"word": "float like a butterfly"}, {"word": "floatline"}, {"word": "floatmaker"}, {"word": "floatovoltaic"}, {"word": "floatovoltaics"}, {"word": "floatsome"}, {"word": "float someone's boat"}, {"word": "floatstick"}, {"word": "floatstone"}, {"word": "float with the stream"}, {"word": "floaty"}, {"word": "flotate"}, {"word": "flotation"}, {"word": "flotel"}, {"word": "flutter"}, {"word": "free-floating"}, {"word": "my back teeth are floating"}, {"word": "my teeth are floating"}, {"word": "nonfloated"}, {"word": "outfloat"}, {"word": "overfloat"}, {"word": "refloat"}, {"word": "upfloat"}, {"word": "whatever floats your boat"}], "etymology_templates": [{"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*plew-"}, "expansion": "", "name": "root"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "floten"}, "expansion": "Middle English floten", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "flotian", "t": "to float"}, "expansion": "Old English flotian (“to float”)", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "gmw-pro", "3": "*flotōn"}, "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *flotōn", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "gem-pro", "3": "*flutōną", "t": "to float"}, "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float”)", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*plewd-"}, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *plewd-", "name": "der"}, {"args": {"1": "stq", "2": "flotje", "t": "to float"}, "expansion": "Saterland Frisian flotje (“to float”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "fy", "2": "flotsje", "t": "to float"}, "expansion": "West Frisian flotsje (“to float”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "nl", "2": "vlotten", "t": "to float"}, "expansion": "Dutch vlotten (“to float”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "gml", "2": "vloten"}, "expansion": "Middle Low German vloten", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "de", "2": "flötzen"}, "expansion": "German flötzen", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "sv", "2": "flotta", "t": "to float"}, "expansion": "Swedish flotta (“to float”)", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "is", "2": "fljóta"}, "expansion": "Icelandic fljóta", "name": "cog"}, {"args": {"1": "ang", "2": "flēotan", "t": "to 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"example"}], "glosses": ["To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating."], "links": [["move", "move"], ["particular", "particular"], ["direction", "direction"], ["liquid", "liquid"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating."], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "I’m not sure where they went... they're floating around here somewhere.", "type": "example"}, {"text": "Images from my childhood floated through my mind.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To drift or wander aimlessly."], "links": [["drift", "drift"], ["wander", "wander"], ["aimlessly", "aimlessly"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive) To drift or wander aimlessly."], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "The balloon floated off into the distance.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To drift gently through the air."], "links": [["drift", "drift"], ["gently", "gently"], ["air", "air"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive) To drift gently through the air."], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with quotations", "English transitive verbs", "Quotation templates to be cleaned"], "examples": [{"ref": "1865, Walt Whitman, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”, in Sequel to Drum-Taps: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d and other poems:", "text": "Over the tree-tops I float thee a song, / Over the rising and sinking waves, over the myriad fields and the prairies wide, / Over the dense-pack’d cities all and the teeming wharves and ways, / I float this carol with joy, with joy to thee O death.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft."], "links": [["waft", "waft"]], "raw_glosses": ["(transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft."], "tags": ["transitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "The dancer floated gracefully around the stage.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To move in a fluid manner."], "links": [["move", "move"], ["fluid", "fluid"], ["manner", "manner"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive) To move in a fluid manner."], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "There's a rumour floating around the office that Jan is pregnant.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To circulate."], "links": [["circulate", "circulate"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive, figurative) To circulate."], "tags": ["figuratively", "intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "en:Aviation"], "glosses": ["To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare."], "links": 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"intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples", "English transitive verbs"], "examples": [{"text": "I floated the idea of free ice cream on Fridays, but no one was interested.", "type": "example"}, {"ref": "2025 January 8, Steve Holland, Joseph Ax, “Trump won't rule out force to take Panama Canal, Greenland”, in USA Today, sourced from Reuters, →ISSN, →OCLC, Nation & World, page 1NN, columns 3–4:", "text": "Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, also floated the idea of turning Canada into a U.S. state, said he would demand far higher defense spending from NATO allies and promised to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To propose (an idea) for consideration."], "links": [["propose", "propose"], ["consideration", "consideration"]], "raw_glosses": ["(transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration."], "tags": ["transitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs"], "glosses": ["To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change."], "links": [["automatically", "automatically"], ["adjust", "adjust"], ["parameter", "parameter"], ["related", "related"], ["change", "change"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive) To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change."], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with usage examples", "en:Finance"], "examples": [{"text": "The yen floats against the dollar.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["(of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat."], "links": [["finance", "finance#Noun"], ["exchange", "exchange"], ["value", "value"], ["determine", "determine"], ["market", "market"], ["fiat", "fiat"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive, finance) (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat."], "tags": ["intransitive"], "topics": ["business", "finance"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with usage examples", "English transitive verbs", "en:Finance"], "examples": [{"text": "The government floated the pound in January.", "type": "example"}, {"text": "Increased pressure on Thailand’s currency, the baht, in 1997 led to a crisis that forced the government to float the currency.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets."], "links": [["finance", "finance#Noun"], ["allow", "allow"], ["exchange", "exchange"], ["value", "value"], ["currency", "currency"], ["determine", "determine"], ["market", "market"]], "raw_glosses": ["(transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets."], "tags": ["transitive"], "topics": ["business", "finance"]}, {"categories": ["English colloquialisms", "English terms with usage examples", "English transitive verbs"], "examples": [{"text": "Could you float me $50 until payday?", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To extend a short-term loan to."], "links": [["extend", "extend"], ["short-term", "short-term"], ["loan", "loan"]], "raw_glosses": ["(transitive, colloquial) To extend a short-term loan to."], "tags": ["colloquial", "transitive"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with quotations", "English transitive verbs", "Quotation templates to be cleaned", "en:Finance"], "examples": [{"ref": "1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 210:", "text": "\"Peg out a claim wherever you like and we will float it,\" was the substance of many a code of instructions sent by unprincipled men in the mining world of the colonies to the gold prospectors in Port Darwin.", "type": "quote"}, {"ref": "2005 June 21, Dewi Cooke, The Age:", "text": "He [Mario Moretti Polegato] floated the company on the Milan Stock Exchange last December and sold 29 per cent of its shares, mostly to American investors.", "type": "quote"}, {"ref": "2007, Jonathan Reuvid, Floating Your Company: The Essential Guide to Going Public:", "type": "quote"}, {"text": "2011, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI Yearbook 2011: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security, footnote i, page 269,\nAs a result of this reverse acquisition, Hurlingham changed its name to Manroy plc and floated shares on the Alternative Investment Market in London."}], "glosses": ["To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange."], "links": [["finance", "finance#Noun"], ["issue", "issue"], ["sell", "sell"], ["share", "share"], ["company", "company"], ["unit", "unit"], ["trust", "trust"], ["public", "public"], ["listing", "listing"], ["stock exchange", "stock exchange"]], "raw_glosses": ["(transitive, finance) To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange."], "tags": ["transitive"], "topics": ["business", "finance"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with quotations", "English transitive verbs"], "examples": [{"ref": "1932, The Bricklayer, Mason and Plasterer, volumes 35-37, page 35:", "text": "This wire, nailed over the face of the old plaster will also reinforce any loose lath or plaster after the walls have set. 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"paplýcʹ", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "паплы́ць"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "bhaśa", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "ভাসা"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "plavam", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "плавам"}, {"code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "myau:", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "မျော"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "ceb", "lang": "Cebuano", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "lutaw"}, {"code": "chr", "lang": "Cherokee", "roman": "kanuhi", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "ᎧᏄᎯ"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "fau⁴", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "浮"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "fú", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "浮"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to 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by a liquid", "word": "treiben"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "schwimmen"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "schweben"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "ṣāf", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "צָף"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "úszik"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "felszínen marad"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "apung"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "galleggiare"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukabu", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "浮かぶ"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "uku", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "浮く"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tadayou", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "漂う"}, {"code": "kea", "lang": "Kabuverdianu", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "boia"}, {"code": "kea", "lang": "Kabuverdianu", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "boiá"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "on-dait", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "អន្ដែត"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "fluitō"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plūduriuoti"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plaukti"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "terapung"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "mānu"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "note": "as oil on water", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "pōrena"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "kōrewarewa"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "rewa"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "rewarewa"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "whakamāpuna"}, {"code": "enm", "lang": "Middle English", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "floten"}, {"code": "enm", "lang": "Middle English", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "fleten"}, {"code": "enm", "lang": "Middle English", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "swymmen"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "tairinu", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "तैरिनु"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flēotan"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "yüzmek", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "یوزمك"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "boiar"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flutuar"}, {"code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "tuytuy"}, {"code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "wamp'uy"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "pluti"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flottar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "plávatʹ", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "пла́вать"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vsplyvatʹ", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "всплывать"}, {"code": "ru", "english": "to reach the surface", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vsplytʹ", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "всплыть"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plutati"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "pławiś"}, {"code": "hsb", "lang": "Upper Sorbian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "płuwać"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "su", "lang": "Sundanese", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "ambang"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "-elea"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "mita", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "மித"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "tēlu", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "తేలు"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "plavaty, plysty", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "плавати, плисти"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "nổi"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flotön"}, {"code": "war", "lang": "Waray-Waray", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "lu-taw"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "shvimen", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "שווימען"}, {"code": "zea", "lang": "Zealandic", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "drieve"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "bhaśanō", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "ভাসানো"}, {"code": "chr", "lang": "Cherokee", "roman": "kanuhvdiha", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "ᎧᏄᎲᏗᎭ"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "kelluttaa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "note": "of a vessel", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "laskea vesille"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "úsztat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "felszínen tart"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukaberu", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "浮かべる"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ṭafā", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "طَفَا"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "bhaśa", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "ভাসা"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "dǎrža se na povǎrhnostta", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "държа се на повърхността"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "drijven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "kellua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "pysyä pinnalla"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "schwimmen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "úszik"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "mengapung"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukabu", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "浮かぶ"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "uku", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "浮く"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plūduriuoti"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plaukti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flutuar"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "boiar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "deržátʹsja na vodé", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "держа́ться на воде́"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plutati"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "su", "lang": "Sundanese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "ngambang"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "trymátysja na vodí", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "трима́тися на воді́"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "nổi"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "ut", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "উট"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "meedrijven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "ajelehtia"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "treiben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "sodródik"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "úszik"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plaukti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "plytʹ", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "плыть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "note": "of a ship", "roman": "dréjfovatʹ", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "дре́йфовать"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "odplutati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "ploviti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "trôi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "ajelehtia"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "lipua"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "hyōryū suru", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "漂流する"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tadayou", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "漂う"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "whakatairangi"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "muvati se"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "tumarati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "besciljno se kretati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "motati se"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "driva omkring"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "nosja se", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "нося се"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "zweven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "leijua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "leijailla"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "gleiten"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "schweben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tobu", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "飛ぶ"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "fuyū", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "浮遊"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "uku", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "浮く"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "volito"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["Jawi"], "word": "امبڠ"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["Rumi"], "word": "ambang"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "tauhōkai"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "tākawe"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flutuar"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "pairar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "parítʹ", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "пари́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "plytʹ", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "плыть"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "lebdjeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "letjeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "odletjeti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "sväva"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "shvebn", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "שוועבן"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "vloeien"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "lipua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "liukua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "liihottaa"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "gleiten"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "schweben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "siklik"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "tekėti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "ploviti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "sväva"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to circulate", "word": "kiertää"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "aviation: to remain airborne for an excessive length of time during landing", "word": "leijua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "colloquial: of an idea, to be viable", "word": "kantaa"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "te water laten"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "voorstellen"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "heittää"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "vorschlagen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "felvet"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "javasol"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukabu", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "浮かぶ"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "predložiti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "baciti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "presentar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "sugerir"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "correr"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "proponer"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change", "word": "vloeien"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "of currencies, to have an exchange value determined by the market", "word": "kellua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "kelluttaa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "laskea kellumaan"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "lebegtet"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "koeru", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "超える"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "vipata"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "borgen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "kölcsönad"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "viedä pörssiin"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "kibocsát"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "forgalomba hoz"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to spread plaster using float", "word": "levittää lastalla"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to use a float upon", "word": "raspata"}, {"code": "fi", 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"Tamil", "roman": "mita", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "மித"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "tēlu", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "తేలు"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "plavaty, plysty", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "плавати, плисти"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "nổi"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flotön"}, {"code": "war", "lang": "Waray-Waray", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "lu-taw"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "shvimen", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "שווימען"}, {"code": "zea", "lang": "Zealandic", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "drieve"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "bhaśanō", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "ভাসানো"}, {"code": "chr", "lang": "Cherokee", "roman": "kanuhvdiha", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "ᎧᏄᎲᏗᎭ"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "kelluttaa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "note": "of a vessel", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "laskea vesille"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "úsztat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "felszínen tart"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukaberu", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "浮かべる"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ṭafā", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "طَفَا"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "bhaśa", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "ভাসা"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "dǎrža se na povǎrhnostta", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "държа се на повърхността"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "drijven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "kellua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "pysyä pinnalla"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "schwimmen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "úszik"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "mengapung"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukabu", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "浮かぶ"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "uku", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "浮く"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plūduriuoti"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plaukti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flutuar"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "boiar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "deržátʹsja na vodé", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "держа́ться на воде́"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plutati"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "su", "lang": "Sundanese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "ngambang"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "trymátysja na vodí", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "трима́тися на воді́"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "nổi"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "ut", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "উট"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "meedrijven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "ajelehtia"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "treiben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "sodródik"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "úszik"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plaukti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "plytʹ", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "плыть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "note": "of a ship", "roman": "dréjfovatʹ", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "дре́йфовать"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "odplutati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "ploviti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "trôi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "ajelehtia"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "lipua"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "hyōryū suru", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "漂流する"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tadayou", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "漂う"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "whakatairangi"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "muvati se"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "tumarati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "besciljno se kretati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "motati se"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "driva omkring"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "nosja se", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "нося се"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "zweven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "leijua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "leijailla"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "gleiten"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "schweben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tobu", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "飛ぶ"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "fuyū", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "浮遊"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "uku", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "浮く"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "volito"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to 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"sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "lebdjeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "letjeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "odletjeti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "sväva"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "shvebn", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "שוועבן"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "vloeien"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "lipua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "liukua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "liihottaa"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "gleiten"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "schweben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "siklik"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "tekėti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "ploviti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "sväva"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to circulate", "word": "kiertää"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "aviation: to remain airborne for an excessive length of time during landing", "word": "leijua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "colloquial: of an idea, to be viable", "word": "kantaa"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "te water laten"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "voorstellen"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "heittää"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "vorschlagen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "felvet"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "javasol"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukabu", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "浮かぶ"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "predložiti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "baciti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "presentar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "sugerir"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "correr"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "proponer"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change", "word": "vloeien"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "of currencies, to have an exchange value determined by the market", "word": "kellua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "kelluttaa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "laskea kellumaan"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "lebegtet"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "koeru", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "超える"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "vipata"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "borgen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "kölcsönad"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "viedä pörssiin"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "kibocsát"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "forgalomba hoz"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to spread plaster using float", "word": "levittää lastalla"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to use a float upon", "word": "raspata"}, {"code": "fi", 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"Tamil", "roman": "mita", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "மித"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "tēlu", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "తేలు"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "plavaty, plysty", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "плавати, плисти"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "nổi"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flotön"}, {"code": "war", "lang": "Waray-Waray", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "lu-taw"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "shvimen", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "שווימען"}, {"code": "zea", "lang": "Zealandic", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "drieve"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "bhaśanō", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "ভাসানো"}, {"code": "chr", "lang": "Cherokee", "roman": "kanuhvdiha", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "ᎧᏄᎲᏗᎭ"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "kelluttaa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "note": "of a vessel", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "laskea vesille"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "úsztat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "felszínen tart"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukaberu", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "浮かべる"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ṭafā", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "طَفَا"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "bhaśa", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "ভাসা"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "dǎrža se na povǎrhnostta", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "държа се на повърхността"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "drijven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "kellua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "pysyä pinnalla"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "schwimmen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "úszik"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "mengapung"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukabu", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "浮かぶ"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "uku", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "浮く"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plūduriuoti"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plaukti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flutuar"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "boiar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "deržátʹsja na vodé", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "держа́ться на воде́"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plutati"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "su", "lang": "Sundanese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "ngambang"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "trymátysja na vodí", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "трима́тися на воді́"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "nổi"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "ut", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "উট"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "meedrijven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "ajelehtia"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "treiben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "sodródik"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "úszik"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plaukti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "plytʹ", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "плыть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "note": "of a ship", "roman": "dréjfovatʹ", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "дре́йфовать"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "odplutati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "ploviti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "trôi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "ajelehtia"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "lipua"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "hyōryū suru", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "漂流する"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tadayou", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "漂う"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "whakatairangi"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "muvati se"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "tumarati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "besciljno se kretati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "motati se"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "driva omkring"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "nosja se", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "нося се"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "zweven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "leijua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "leijailla"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "gleiten"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "schweben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tobu", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "飛ぶ"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "fuyū", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "浮遊"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "uku", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "浮く"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "volito"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to 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"sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "lebdjeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "letjeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "odletjeti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "sväva"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "shvebn", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "שוועבן"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "vloeien"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "lipua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "liukua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "liihottaa"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "gleiten"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "schweben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "siklik"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "tekėti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "ploviti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "sväva"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to circulate", "word": "kiertää"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "aviation: to remain airborne for an excessive length of time during landing", "word": "leijua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "colloquial: of an idea, to be viable", "word": "kantaa"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "te water laten"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "voorstellen"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "heittää"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "vorschlagen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "felvet"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "javasol"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukabu", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "浮かぶ"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "predložiti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "baciti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "presentar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "sugerir"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "correr"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "proponer"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change", "word": "vloeien"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "of currencies, to have an exchange value determined by the market", "word": "kellua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "kelluttaa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "laskea kellumaan"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "lebegtet"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "koeru", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "超える"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "vipata"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "borgen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "kölcsönad"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "viedä pörssiin"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "kibocsát"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "forgalomba hoz"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to spread plaster using float", "word": "levittää lastalla"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to use a float upon", "word": "raspata"}, {"code": "fi", 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"tags": ["perfective"], "word": "всплывать"}, {"code": "ru", "english": "to reach the surface", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vsplytʹ", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "всплыть"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plutati"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "pławiś"}, {"code": "hsb", "lang": "Upper Sorbian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "płuwać"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "su", "lang": "Sundanese", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "ambang"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "-elea"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "mita", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "மித"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "tēlu", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "తేలు"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "plavaty, plysty", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "плавати, плисти"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "nổi"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flotön"}, {"code": "war", "lang": "Waray-Waray", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "lu-taw"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "shvimen", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "שווימען"}, {"code": "zea", "lang": "Zealandic", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "drieve"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "bhaśanō", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "ভাসানো"}, {"code": "chr", "lang": "Cherokee", "roman": "kanuhvdiha", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "ᎧᏄᎲᏗᎭ"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "kelluttaa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "note": "of a vessel", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "laskea vesille"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "úsztat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "felszínen tart"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukaberu", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "浮かべる"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ṭafā", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "طَفَا"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "bhaśa", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "ভাসা"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "dǎrža se na povǎrhnostta", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "държа се на повърхността"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "drijven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "kellua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "pysyä pinnalla"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "schwimmen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "úszik"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "mengapung"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukabu", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "浮かぶ"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "uku", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "浮く"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plūduriuoti"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plaukti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flutuar"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "boiar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "deržátʹsja na vodé", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "держа́ться на воде́"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plutati"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "su", "lang": "Sundanese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "ngambang"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "trymátysja na vodí", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "трима́тися на воді́"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "nổi"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "ut", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "উট"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "meedrijven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "ajelehtia"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "treiben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "sodródik"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "úszik"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plaukti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "plytʹ", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "плыть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "note": "of a ship", "roman": "dréjfovatʹ", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "дре́йфовать"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "odplutati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "ploviti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "trôi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "ajelehtia"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "lipua"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "hyōryū suru", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "漂流する"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tadayou", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "漂う"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "whakatairangi"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "muvati se"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "tumarati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "besciljno se kretati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "motati se"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "driva omkring"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "nosja se", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "нося се"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "zweven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "leijua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "leijailla"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "gleiten"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "schweben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tobu", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "飛ぶ"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "fuyū", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "浮遊"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "uku", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "浮く"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "volito"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["Jawi"], "word": "امبڠ"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["Rumi"], "word": "ambang"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "tauhōkai"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "tākawe"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flutuar"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "pairar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "parítʹ", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "пари́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "plytʹ", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "плыть"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "lebdjeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "letjeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "odletjeti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "sväva"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "shvebn", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "שוועבן"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "vloeien"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "lipua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "liukua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "liihottaa"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "gleiten"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "schweben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "siklik"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "tekėti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "ploviti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "sväva"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to circulate", "word": "kiertää"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "aviation: to remain airborne for an excessive length of time during landing", "word": "leijua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "colloquial: of an idea, to be viable", "word": "kantaa"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "te water laten"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "voorstellen"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "heittää"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "vorschlagen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "felvet"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "javasol"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukabu", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "浮かぶ"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "predložiti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "baciti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "presentar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "sugerir"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "correr"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "proponer"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change", "word": "vloeien"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "of currencies, to have an exchange value determined by the market", "word": "kellua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "kelluttaa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "laskea kellumaan"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "lebegtet"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "koeru", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "超える"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "vipata"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "borgen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "kölcsönad"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "viedä pörssiin"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "kibocsát"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "forgalomba hoz"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to spread plaster using float", "word": "levittää lastalla"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to use a float upon", "word": "raspata"}, {"code": "fi", 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"note": "as oil on water", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "pōrena"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "kōrewarewa"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "rewa"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "rewarewa"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "whakamāpuna"}, {"code": "enm", "lang": "Middle English", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "floten"}, {"code": "enm", "lang": "Middle English", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "fleten"}, {"code": "enm", "lang": "Middle English", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "swymmen"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "tairinu", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "तैरिनु"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old 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"tags": ["perfective"], "word": "всплывать"}, {"code": "ru", "english": "to reach the surface", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vsplytʹ", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "всплыть"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plutati"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "pławiś"}, {"code": "hsb", "lang": "Upper Sorbian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "płuwać"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "su", "lang": "Sundanese", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "ambang"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "-elea"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "mita", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "மித"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "tēlu", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "తేలు"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "plavaty, plysty", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "плавати, плисти"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "nổi"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flotön"}, {"code": "war", "lang": "Waray-Waray", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "lu-taw"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "shvimen", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "שווימען"}, {"code": "zea", "lang": "Zealandic", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "drieve"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "bhaśanō", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "ভাসানো"}, {"code": "chr", "lang": "Cherokee", "roman": "kanuhvdiha", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "ᎧᏄᎲᏗᎭ"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "kelluttaa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "note": "of a vessel", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "laskea vesille"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "úsztat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "felszínen tart"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukaberu", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "浮かべる"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ṭafā", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "طَفَا"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "bhaśa", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "ভাসা"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "dǎrža se na povǎrhnostta", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "държа се на повърхността"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "drijven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "kellua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "pysyä pinnalla"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "schwimmen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "úszik"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "mengapung"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukabu", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "浮かぶ"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "uku", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "浮く"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plūduriuoti"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plaukti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flutuar"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "boiar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "deržátʹsja na vodé", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "держа́ться на воде́"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plutati"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "su", "lang": "Sundanese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "ngambang"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "trymátysja na vodí", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "трима́тися на воді́"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "nổi"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "ut", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "উট"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "meedrijven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "ajelehtia"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "treiben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "sodródik"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "úszik"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plaukti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "plytʹ", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "плыть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "note": "of a ship", "roman": "dréjfovatʹ", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "дре́йфовать"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "odplutati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "ploviti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "trôi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "ajelehtia"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "lipua"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "hyōryū suru", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "漂流する"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tadayou", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "漂う"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "whakatairangi"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "muvati se"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "tumarati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "besciljno se kretati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "motati se"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "driva omkring"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "nosja se", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "нося се"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "zweven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "leijua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "leijailla"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "gleiten"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "schweben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tobu", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "飛ぶ"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "fuyū", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "浮遊"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "uku", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "浮く"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "volito"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["Jawi"], "word": "امبڠ"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["Rumi"], "word": "ambang"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "tauhōkai"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "tākawe"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flutuar"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "pairar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "parítʹ", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "пари́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "plytʹ", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "плыть"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "lebdjeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "letjeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "odletjeti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "sväva"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "shvebn", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "שוועבן"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "vloeien"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "lipua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "liukua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "liihottaa"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "gleiten"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "schweben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "siklik"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "tekėti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "ploviti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "sväva"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to circulate", "word": "kiertää"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "aviation: to remain airborne for an excessive length of time during landing", "word": "leijua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "colloquial: of an idea, to be viable", "word": "kantaa"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "te water laten"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "voorstellen"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "heittää"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "vorschlagen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "felvet"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "javasol"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukabu", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "浮かぶ"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "predložiti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "baciti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "presentar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "sugerir"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "correr"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "proponer"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change", "word": "vloeien"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "of currencies, to have an exchange value determined by the market", "word": "kellua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "kelluttaa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "laskea kellumaan"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "lebegtet"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "koeru", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "超える"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "vipata"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "borgen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "kölcsönad"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "viedä pörssiin"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "kibocsát"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "forgalomba hoz"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to spread plaster using float", "word": "levittää lastalla"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to use a float upon", "word": "raspata"}, {"code": "fi", 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"note": "as oil on water", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "pōrena"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "kōrewarewa"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "rewa"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "rewarewa"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "whakamāpuna"}, {"code": "enm", "lang": "Middle English", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "floten"}, {"code": "enm", "lang": "Middle English", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "fleten"}, {"code": "enm", "lang": "Middle English", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "swymmen"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "tairinu", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "तैरिनु"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flēotan"}, {"code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "yüzmek", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "یوزمك"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "boiar"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flutuar"}, {"code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "tuytuy"}, {"code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "wamp'uy"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "pluti"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flottar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "plávatʹ", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "пла́вать"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vsplyvatʹ", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "всплывать"}, {"code": "ru", "english": "to reach the surface", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vsplytʹ", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "всплыть"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plutati"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "pławiś"}, {"code": "hsb", "lang": "Upper Sorbian", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "płuwać"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "su", "lang": "Sundanese", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "ambang"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "-elea"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "mita", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "மித"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "tēlu", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "తేలు"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "plavaty, plysty", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "плавати, плисти"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "nổi"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "flotön"}, {"code": "war", "lang": "Waray-Waray", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "lu-taw"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "shvimen", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "שווימען"}, {"code": "zea", "lang": "Zealandic", "sense": "to be supported by a liquid", "word": "drieve"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "bhaśanō", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "ভাসানো"}, {"code": "chr", "lang": "Cherokee", "roman": "kanuhvdiha", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "ᎧᏄᎲᏗᎭ"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "kelluttaa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "note": "of a vessel", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "laskea vesille"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "úsztat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "felszínen tart"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukaberu", "sense": "to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density", "word": "浮かべる"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ṭafā", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "طَفَا"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "bhaśa", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "ভাসা"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "dǎrža se na povǎrhnostta", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "държа се на повърхността"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "drijven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "kellua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "pysyä pinnalla"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "schwimmen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "úszik"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "mengapung"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukabu", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "浮かぶ"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "uku", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "浮く"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plūduriuoti"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plaukti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flutuar"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "boiar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "deržátʹsja na vodé", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "держа́ться на воде́"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plutati"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "su", "lang": "Sundanese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "ngambang"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "trymátysja na vodí", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "трима́тися на воді́"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be capable of floating", "word": "nổi"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "ut", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "উট"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "meedrijven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "ajelehtia"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "treiben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "sodródik"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "úszik"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "plaukti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "plytʹ", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "плыть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "note": "of a ship", "roman": "dréjfovatʹ", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "дре́йфовать"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "odplutati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "ploviti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating", "word": "trôi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "ajelehtia"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "lipua"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "hyōryū suru", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "漂流する"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tadayou", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "漂う"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "whakatairangi"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "muvati se"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "tumarati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "besciljno se kretati"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "motati se"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to drift aimlessly", "word": "driva omkring"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "nosja se", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "нося се"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "zweven"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "leijua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "leijailla"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "gleiten"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "schweben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tobu", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "飛ぶ"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "fuyū", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "浮遊"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "uku", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "浮く"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "volito"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["Jawi"], "word": "امبڠ"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["Rumi"], "word": "ambang"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "tauhōkai"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "tākawe"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flutuar"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "pairar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "parítʹ", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "пари́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "plytʹ", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "плыть"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "lebdjeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "letjeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "odletjeti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "sväva"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "shvebn", "sense": "to drift gently through the air", "word": "שוועבן"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "vloeien"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "lipua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "liukua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "liihottaa"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "gleiten"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "schweben"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "lebeg"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "siklik"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "tekėti"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "ploviti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to move in a fluid manner", "word": "sväva"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to circulate", "word": "kiertää"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "aviation: to remain airborne for an excessive length of time during landing", "word": "leijua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "colloquial: of an idea, to be viable", "word": "kantaa"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "te water laten"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "voorstellen"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "heittää"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "vorschlagen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "felvet"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "javasol"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "ukabu", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "浮かぶ"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "predložiti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "baciti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "presentar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "sugerir"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "correr"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "proponer"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to propose for consideration", "word": "flotar"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change", "word": "vloeien"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "of currencies, to have an exchange value determined by the market", "word": "kellua"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "kelluttaa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "laskea kellumaan"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "flotter"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "lebegtet"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "koeru", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "超える"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "fliotter"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule", "word": "flyta"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "vipata"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "borgen"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to", "word": "kölcsönad"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "viedä pörssiin"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "kibocsát"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange", "word": "forgalomba hoz"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to spread plaster using float", "word": "levittää lastalla"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to use a float upon", "word": "raspata"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to transport by float", "word": "uittaa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "poker: to perform a float", "word": "floatata"}], "wikipedia": ["float"], "word": "float"}

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