drift
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4.0
- noun
- /drɪft/
:
sentido
- In his speech, the senator conveyed the drift of his message clearly, focusing on the importance of unity.
I know it's hard to explain, but you forget my drift, See?
- I know it's hard to explain, but you forget my drift, See?
- Everybody welcome Hedaya Hijazi and if you guys didn't catch the drift, her last name had that means she's my sister.
- Now, the symptoms of having intestinal parasites can range from the very obvious like itching, severe itching on the other end, you get my drift.
Examples
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I catch the general drift.
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Do you catch my drift?
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I know it's hard to explain, but you forget my drift, See?
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If you catch my drift.
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So now you are beginning to get the drift of my theme.
Fiction book (2000) -
But I think you're getting the drift of what I am doing here.
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There's plenty more where that came from, if you catch my drift, hmm?
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Do you think I wasn't aware of the drift?
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I'm sure you're picking up my drift here of the nature of...
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Since human beings are storytelling beings, we are bound to rebel against a drift to storylessness.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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1.0
The main idea someone wants to say in speech, writing, or art
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4.1
A particular meaning of a word or expression
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3.4
The main idea expressed in a speech or piece of writing
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4.3
The main idea of something said or written
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8.4
The main meaning of a document or speech
Antonyms
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Etymology
Drift comes from an old Norse word meaning 'to drive', and you can think of a speaker or writer being 'driven' toward a point, which is why the drift is the main idea or direction of what is said.