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take to the sea

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables
take -to the sea
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go to sea.

Intransitive verb

verb

To go to sea.

Intransitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, to, the, sea: for example, transitively, carry (something) to the sea.

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes to the sea (present, singular) taking to the sea (participle, present) took to the sea (past) taken to the sea (participle, past)

Phrases

take to the skies take to the streets take to something like a duck to water

Frequently Paired Words

take to the skies take to the streets take to something like a duck to water take to the hills take to one's heels make tracks beat feet

Synonyms

put to sea put out to sea

Questions

What does take to the sea mean?
To go to sea.

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