Get the drift of Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɹɪft/ /ˈəv

GET thuh DRIFT uhv

UK

ɡˈɛt/ /ðə, ði/ /dɹˈɪft/ /ˈɒv

get thuh DRIFT ov

التعريف

To understand the general meaning or main idea of something, even if you do not know all the details.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and often used when someone is starting to understand a conversation or explanation. Commonly appears in questions ('Do you get the drift?'). Can be used with 'my', 'his', etc. ('get my drift'). Not about details, just the main point.

• Spanish: pillar la idea de - captar el sentido de
• Portuguese (BR): captar a ideia de - sacar o sentido de
• Portuguese (PT): perceber a ideia de - entender o sentido de
• Chinese (Simplified): 明白...的大意 - 理解...的意思
• Chinese (Traditional): 明白...的大意 - 理解...的意思
• Hindi: ...का अंदाज़ा लगाना - ...की बात समझना
• Arabic: فهم مغزى - استيعاب فكرة
• Bengali: মূল কথা বোঝা - সারমর্ম বুঝতে পারা
• Russian: схватывать суть - уловить основной смысл
• Japanese: 大意をつかむ - 要点を理解する
• Vietnamese: hiểu ý chính - nắm được đại ý
• Korean: 요점을 이해하다 - 대강 알다
• Turkish: ana fikri anlamak - özünü kavramak
• Urdu: مفہوم سمجھنا - بات کی اصل سمجھنا
• Indonesian: mengerti maksud utama - menangkap inti pembicaraan

جمل نموذجية

Did you get the drift of what she was saying?

basic

I didn't get the drift of the instructions.

basic

If you get the drift of this story, you will know why he left.

basic

You don't have to explain every detail, I get the drift of what you mean.

natural

By now, I think everyone gets the drift of the plan.

natural

He didn't say it directly, but I got the drift of what he was hinting at.

natural