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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Float \Float\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Floated; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Floating.] [OE. flotien, flotten, AS. flotian to float,
     swim, fr. fle['o]tan. See Float, n.]
     1. To rest on the surface of any fluid; to swim; to be buoyed
        up.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The ark no more now floats, but seems on ground.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Three blustering nights, borne by the southern
              blast,
              I floated.                            --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To move quietly or gently on the water, as a raft; to
        drift along; to move or glide without effort or impulse on
        the surface of a fluid, or through the air.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They stretch their broad plumes and float upon the
              wind.                                 --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There seems a floating whisper on the hills.
                                                    --Byron.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Float \Float\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Floated; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Floating.] [OE. flotien, flotten, AS. flotian to float,
     swim, fr. fle['o]tan. See Float, n.]
     1. To rest on the surface of any fluid; to swim; to be buoyed
        up.
  
              The ark no more now floats, but seems on ground.
                                                    --Milton.
  
              Three blustering nights, borne by the southern
              blast, I floated.                     --Dryden.
  
     2. To move quietly or gently on the water, as a raft; to
        drift along; to move or glide without effort or impulse on
        the surface of a fluid, or through the air.
  
              They stretch their broad plumes and float upon the
              wind.                                 --Pope.
  
              There seems a floating whisper on the hills.
                                                    --Byron.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  floated
     vb.
     (infl of en float  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  floated
     vb.
     (infl of en float  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  floated
     vb.
     (infl of en float  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  floated
     vb.
     (infl of en float  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  floated
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm f loat ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  floated
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en float ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb float)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Floated /flˈəʊtɪd/
  معام

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  floated /flˈəʊtɪd/ 
  plul

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  floated /flˈəʊtɪd/ 
  plaval

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  floated /flˈəʊtɪd/
  mit dem Reibebrett geglättet
   see: float sth., floating
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  floated /flˈəʊtɪd/
  lanciert
   see: float sth., floating, float the possibility of the company launching its own system
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  floated /flˈəʊtɪd/
  geschwebt, geglitten
   see: float, floating, floats, floated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  floated /flˈəʊtɪd/
  schwebte, glitt
   see: float, floating, floated, floats
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  floated /flˈəʊtɪd/
  geschwommen
   see: float, floating
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  floated /flˈəʊtɪd/
  flotiert
   see: float, floating
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈfɫoʊtəd/, /ˈfɫoʊtɪd/


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