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# float

verb (float, floats, floated, floating); noun (a float, floats)

«float» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To stay on top of water or another liquid without sinking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/#m1)
2. To move slowly through air or water: a balloon floats away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/#m2)
3. A noun: something that floats, like a float used to learn swimming or on a fishing line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/#m3)
4. A noun: a decorated truck in a parade. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/#m4)
5. A noun: a small amount of money in a cash box for change. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/#m5)

### In the lessons

In science: an object floats if it is less dense than the water (lighter for its size); wood, ice and air-filled balls float; stones and coins sink; salty water helps things float better. Sink-or-float experiments. In swimming safety: if you fall into water, float on your back to rest and breathe; use floats when learning. Phrases: float or sink, float on your back, floating island, float away, float in a parade.

### Examples

- Wood floats but stones sink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/#x1)
- Ice floats on water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/#x2)
- Lie on your back and float. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/#x3)
- I use a float in my swimming lesson. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/#x4)
- The balloon floated up into the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/#x5)
- We tested which objects float or sink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/#x6)
- Leaves floated down the stream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/#x7)
- The school float in the parade was covered in flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/#x8)
- The canoe floated to the shore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/#x9)

### Note

Regular verb: floated. Opposite: sink. Myth: heavy things don't always sink — a huge ship floats because its shape holds lots of air and is light for its size. In science lessons «floats» means stays at the top.

## In Jewish tradition

In science: an object floats if it is less dense than the water (lighter for its size); wood, ice and air-filled balls float; stones and coins sink; salty water helps things float better. Sink-or-float experiments. In swimming safety: if you fall into water, float on your back to rest and breathe; use floats when learning. Phrases: float or sink, float on your back, floating island, float away, float in a parade.

### Examples

- and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need; and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.' (Writings 2CH.2.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/#x1)

### Note

Regular verb: floated. Opposite: sink. Myth: heavy things don't always sink — a huge ship floats because its shape holds lots of air and is light for its size. In science lessons «floats» means stays at the top.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «float» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«float» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/float.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «float» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/float/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«float» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/float.html) on Mova free.