英语词汇“waft”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

waftwaft /wɑft, wæft/ verb [intransitive always + adv./prep.]

ETYMOLOGYwaft

Origin: 1600-1700 waft to guard a group of ships as they sail along (16-17 centuries), from Middle Dutch wachten to watch, guard

VERB TABLE

waft

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	waft
	he, she, it	wafts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	wafted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have wafted
	he, she, it	has wafted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had wafted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will waft
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have wafted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am wafting
	he, she, it	is wafting
	you, we, they	are wafting
Past	I, he, she, it	was wafting
	you, we, they	were wafting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been wafting
	he, she, it	has been wafting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been wafting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be wafting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been wafting

1if a smell, wind, or smoke wafts somewhere, it moves gently through the air2if music wafts somewhere, you hear it there and it is pleasant and not very loud [Origin: 1600–1700 waft to guard a group of ships as they sail along (16–17 centuries), from Middle Dutch wachten to watch, guard]