sets adrift

A form of set adrift — To send a ship, boat or raft out to sea without a crew or resources to steer it.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of set adrift
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APA

sets adrift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sets%20adrift

MLA

“sets adrift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sets%20adrift. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sets adrift,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sets%20adrift.

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