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PRONUNCIATION OF REFLOAT

refloat  [ˌriːˈfləʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFLOAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Refloat is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb refloat in English.

WHAT DOES REFLOAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of refloat in the English dictionary

The first definition of refloat in the dictionary is to cause to float again. Other definition of refloat is to re-launch or establish again. Refloat is also to float again.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REFLOAT

PRESENT

Present
I refloat
you refloat
he/she/it refloats
we refloat
you refloat
they refloat
Present continuous
I am refloating
you are refloating
he/she/it is refloating
we are refloating
you are refloating
they are refloating
Present perfect
I have refloated
you have refloated
he/she/it has refloated
we have refloated
you have refloated
they have refloated
Present perfect continuous
I have been refloating
you have been refloating
he/she/it has been refloating
we have been refloating
you have been refloating
they have been refloating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I refloated
you refloated
he/she/it refloated
we refloated
you refloated
they refloated
Past continuous
I was refloating
you were refloating
he/she/it was refloating
we were refloating
you were refloating
they were refloating
Past perfect
I had refloated
you had refloated
he/she/it had refloated
we had refloated
you had refloated
they had refloated
Past perfect continuous
I had been refloating
you had been refloating
he/she/it had been refloating
we had been refloating
you had been refloating
they had been refloating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will refloat
you will refloat
he/she/it will refloat
we will refloat
you will refloat
they will refloat
Future continuous
I will be refloating
you will be refloating
he/she/it will be refloating
we will be refloating
you will be refloating
they will be refloating
Future perfect
I will have refloated
you will have refloated
he/she/it will have refloated
we will have refloated
you will have refloated
they will have refloated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been refloating
you will have been refloating
he/she/it will have been refloating
we will have been refloating
you will have been refloating
they will have been refloating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would refloat
you would refloat
he/she/it would refloat
we would refloat
you would refloat
they would refloat
Conditional continuous
I would be refloating
you would be refloating
he/she/it would be refloating
we would be refloating
you would be refloating
they would be refloating
Conditional perfect
I would have refloat
you would have refloat
he/she/it would have refloat
we would have refloat
you would have refloat
they would have refloat
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been refloating
you would have been refloating
he/she/it would have been refloating
we would have been refloating
you would have been refloating
they would have been refloating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you refloat
we let´s refloat
you refloat
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to refloat
Past participle
refloated
Present Participle
refloating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REFLOAT


afloat
əˈfləʊt
bloat
bləʊt
bobfloat
ˈbɒbˌfləʊt
clote
kləʊt
firefloat
ˈfaɪəˌfləʊt
float
fləʊt
flote
fləʊt
Fomalhaut
ˈfəʊməˌləʊt
gloat
ɡləʊt
matelote
ˈmætəˌləʊt
matelotte
ˈmætəˌləʊt
outfloat
ˌaʊtˈfləʊt
papillote
ˈpæpɪˌləʊt
pardalote
ˈpɑːdəˌləʊt
ploat
pləʊt
tylote
ˈtaɪləʊt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFLOAT

reflexive
reflexive pronoun
reflexive verb
reflexively
reflexiveness
reflexivity
reflexly
reflexological
reflexologist
reflexology
reflood
reflow
reflower
reflowering
reflowing
refluence
refluent
reflux
reflux oesophagitis
refly

WORDS THAT END LIKE REFLOAT

bubble float
coat
deep throat
fishing boat
goat
have by the throat
houseboat
in the same boat
milk float
miss the boat
oat
on the coat
overcoat
petticoat
sailboat
steamboat
stick float
the Goat
throat
trench coat

Synonyms and antonyms of refloat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «refloat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFLOAT

Find out the translation of refloat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of refloat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «refloat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浮起
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reflotar
570 millions of speakers

English

refloat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

refloat
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعويم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мели
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desencalhar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

reflexology
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

renflouer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Refleksologi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wieder flott zu machen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

離礁させる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

떠오르다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Refleksologi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

refloat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தானியங்கி ரீதியான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिफ्लेक्सोलॉजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Refleksoloji
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disincagliare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

refloat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мілині
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

refloat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανελκύω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

refloat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

refloat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

refloat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of refloat

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFLOAT»

The term «refloat» is normally little used and occupies the 117.950 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFLOAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «refloat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «refloat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about refloat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFLOAT»

Discover the use of refloat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to refloat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
International Code of Signals
Cross Code Meaning Reference Refloating 4 Everything movable aft. JQ I cannot refloat without jettisoning (the following complements should be used if required): 1 Cargo. 2 Bunkers. 3 Everything movable forward. 4 Everything movable aft.
Lighthous Press
2
Popular Science
Plastic. bubbles. help. refloat. capsized. ship. Take a look at the new lenses and tele systems. PS PICTURE NEWS Freighter comes right-side-up along its Persian Gulf dock, as was planned. Mud marks on superstructure indicate stages of ...
3
Water-Related Death Investigation: Practical Methods and ...
even in a current, until refloat begins. With the passage of time and during the early stages of refloat, the body will travel along the bottom until it gains enough buoyancy to rise completely to the surface. This is due in large part to the gases ...
Erica J. Armstrong, Kevin L. Erskine, 2010
4
Risk Management: With Applications from the Offshore ...
Manageability Factors If we concentrate on the disposal of the three concrete gravity base structures, the options considered for decision-making were as noted above: leave intact in situ alternative use in situ topple over in situ refloat and ...
Terje Aven, Jan-Erik Vinnem, 2007
5
Reassessment of the Marine Salvage Posture of the United States
... rocks in exposed seaway TEXISTEPEC /XCTW M/V general cargo Aground Refloated; SMIT/SASI THALASSINI EFHI/ELDF6 Aground second time Refloat; tugs; LOF; SASI THEANOULA Flooded engine room TIFOSO Large tanker Stranded ...
Committee on Marine Salvage Issues, National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, 1994
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Responding to Casualties of Ships Bearing Hazardous Cargoes: ...
Master recommends refloating ship by removing just enough cargo to refloat, then tow out. SUPSALV recommends lightering as follows: ballast ship; lighter enough cargo to refloat LNGj deballasted ship; then deballast and refloat ship; ...
‎1979
7
Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
The barge owner wishes to refloat the barge by pumping it out with a pump having a volume flow rate Q = 0.5m3/*. When the pump is operated, water flows into the barge through the leak in the bottom of area A = 0. 1 m2 with a speed V given ...
‎1994
8
Death, Decomposition, and Detector Dogs: From Science to Scene
Refloat There are several factors that can affect whether the body will refloat. Temperature has the greatest effect if a body floats or not. Deeper water is usually cooler than shallow water. In water over 38°F, bacteria in the body should begin to ...
Susan M. Stejskal, 2012
9
新版ネルソン漢英中辞典
В 1 -J M17' cheered up; be set on edge, feel loose 3159 п;4в7 rise to the surface; be (teeth); be left over, be saved, u(kasu), u(kaberu) vt float, launch, sail (a toy ship), refloat; waft; express (feelings in the face); recall, u(kabu) vi float, refloat, ...
John H. Haig, Andrew N. Nelson, 1999
10
Campaign Finance Reform and the Future of the Democratic Party
Would. Campaign. Reform. Yield. Enough. Money. to. Refloat. the. Democrats? THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER ARGUED THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS IN DECLINE, NEEDS a new message to win back its voter base, and needs to legislate ...
Jerrold E. Schneider, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFLOAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term refloat is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Norwegians to refloat Amundsen ship sunk off coast of Nunavut
After four years of negotiation and preparation, a Norwegian team expects to refloat the Maud this week, 85 years after she was scuttled in shallow waters off the ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
2
Army divers to size up sunken fishing vessel for refloat, salvage
Department of Transportation commercial solicitations to refloat the vessel have been unsuccessful, according to the Army. “This assessment and potential ... «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Jun 15»
3
Efforts to refloat cargo ship grounded on west coast of Scotland
"While we understand there are no environmental concerns at this time, we will continue to closely monitor developments as the attempts to refloat the ship ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
4
New Zealand rescuers refloat 60 stranded whales
But 60 restranded and Department of Conservation (DOC) staff and 400 volunteers worked to keep them alive on Saturday until they could be refloated at high ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
5
Rescuers refloat 66 pilot whales stranded in New Zealand
When the incident started, 140 conservationists and experts rushed to water down the giant mammals, cover them and try to refloat them back into the water. «CNN, Feb 15»
6
Military Sealift Command Ship Successfully Refloated
The surge sealift vessel USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) was successfully refloated today and transited under its own power to Naval Fleet Activities White ... «The Maritime Executive, Feb 15»
7
AirAsia QZ8501: Recovery teams attempt to refloat fuselage
Rescue crews attempting to recover the fuselage of the crashed AirAsia plane, brought in floating bags on Wednesday, to help lift it to the surface of the water. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
8
Cargo ship Solent: How will they get it back upright?
Water will be pumped in or out of huge ballast tanks on either side of the vessel which keep it level as she refloats herself. It is unlikely she will move towards ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
9
Cargo ship Solent: Stricken vessel 'could be refloated'
A cargo ship which is stranded in the Solent after it was deliberately run aground could be refloated on Wednesday, salvors have said. The Hoegh Osaka ran ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
10
Costa Concordia refloat operation succeeds in Italy
Technicians began the complex operation to refloat and tow away the wreck of the Costa Concordia at dawn on Monday morning, 2½ years after the luxury liner ... «CBC.ca, Jul 14»

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