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putting to sea

putting to sea is the present participle and gerund of put to sea.

Meaning of put to sea

Verb

put to sea (third-person singular simple present puts to sea, present participle putting to sea, simple past and past participle put to sea)

  1. To leave a port or harbour on a voyage, or for other purposes such as fishing.
    • The sun was rising for the third time since he had put to sea when the fish started to circle.1952 September 1, Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 86

Questions about putting to sea

What is putting to sea the present participle and gerund of?
Putting to sea is the present participle and gerund of put to sea.

Words near putting to sea in the dictionary

  1. putting to death
  2. putting to good account
  3. putting to good use
  4. putting to lie
  5. putting to rest
  6. putting to sea
  7. putting to shame
  8. putting to sleep
  9. putting to the blush
  10. putting to the horn
  11. putting to the sword

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