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went to sea

went to sea is the simple past of go to sea.

Meaning of go to sea

Verb

go to sea (third-person singular simple present goes to sea, present participle going to sea, simple past went to sea, past participle gone to sea)

  1. (idiomatic) To become a sailor.
    Synonyms:
    take to the sea
  2. To put out with seaward heading.

Questions about went to sea

What is went to sea the simple past of?
Went to sea is the simple past of go to sea.

Words near went to sea in the dictionary

  1. went to plan
  2. went to pot
  3. went to press
  4. went to Prestwich
  5. went to ratshit
  6. went to sea
  7. went to seed
  8. went to shit
  9. went to show
  10. went to sleep
  11. went to smash

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