Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put to sea

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: put -to sea
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leave a port or harbour on a voyage, or for other purposes such as fishing.

Example Sentences

"The sun was rising for the third time since he had put to sea when the fish started to circle."

Inflected Forms

puts to sea (present, singular) putting to sea (participle, present) put out to sea (alternative)

Synonyms

go to sea take to the sea

Questions

What does put to sea mean?: To leave a port or harbour on a voyage, or for other purposes such as fishing.

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