take to the sea

verb

To go to sea.

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put to seaput out to sea
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Meanings

verbtake to the sea (third-person singular simple present takes to the sea, present participle taking to the sea, simple past took to the sea, past participle taken to the sea)

present singular third person takes to the sea · participle present taking to the sea · past took to the sea · participle past taken to the sea

  1. intransitiveTo go to sea.

    Synonyms: put to sea, put out to sea

    1. intransitiveTo escape life on land by running off to a maritime life.

      Synonyms: put to sea, put out to sea

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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo go to sea.

Similar
put to seaput out to sea

verbTo escape life on land by running off to a maritime life.

Similar
put to seaput out to sea
Also see
go to seaput to sea

Translations

French prendre l'air
  • prendre l'airTranslations
Polish wypływać w morze, wypłynąć w morze
  • wypływać w morzeTranslations
  • wypłynąć w morzeTranslations
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APA

take to the sea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20to%20the%20sea

MLA

“take to the sea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20to%20the%20sea. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take to the sea,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20to%20the%20sea.

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