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saw the world

saw the world is the simple past of see the world.

Meaning of see the world

Verb

see the world (third-person singular simple present sees the world, present participle seeing the world, simple past saw the world, past participle seen the world)

  1. (informal) To travel extensively; to experience many different places.
    • Join the Navy to see the world [recruitment pitch]

Questions about saw the world

What is saw the world the simple past of?
Saw the world is the simple past of see the world.

Words near saw the world in the dictionary

  1. saw the point
  2. saw the same way
  3. saw the trees through the forest
  4. saw the way clear to
  5. saw the woods for the trees
  6. saw the world
  7. saw things
  8. saw through
  9. saw through a millstone
  10. saw to
  11. saw to it

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