English

Detailed Synonyms for sail in English

sail:

to sail verb (sails, sailed, sailing)

  1. to sail
    to sail; to navigate
    • sail verb (sails, sailed, sailing)
    • navigate verb (navigates, navigated, navigating)
  2. to sail
    to go sailing; to sail
    • go sailing verb (goes sailing, went sailing, going sailing)
    • sail verb (sails, sailed, sailing)
  3. to sail
    to leave; to grease; to depart; leave for; to take off; to smear; to sail; to set out; to rub in; to travel; to start
    • leave verb (leaves, left, leaving)
    • grease verb (greases, greased, greasing)
    • depart verb (departs, departed, departing)
    • leave for verb
    • take off verb (takes off, took off, taking off)
    • smear verb (smears, smeared, smearing)
    • sail verb (sails, sailed, sailing)
    • set out verb (sets out, set out, setting out)
    • rub in verb (rubs in, rubbed in, rubbing in)
    • travel verb (travels, travelled, travelling)
    • start verb (starts, started, starting)
  4. to sail
    to steer for; to head for; to sail; to make for
    • steer for verb (steers for, steered for, steering for)
    • head for verb (heads for, headed for, heading for)
    • sail verb (sails, sailed, sailing)
    • make for verb (makes for, made for, making for)
  5. to sail
    to set sail; to sail
    • set sail verb (sets sail, set sail, setting sail)
    • sail verb (sails, sailed, sailing)
  6. to sail
    to sail
    • sail verb (sails, sailed, sailing)
  7. to sail
    – travel on water propelled by wind or by other means 1
    to sail; voyage; to navigate
    – travel on water propelled by wind or by other means 1
    • sail verb (sails, sailed, sailing)
      • The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow1
    • voyage verb
    • navigate verb (navigates, navigated, navigating)
  8. to sail
    – traverse or travel on (a body of water) 1
    to sail
    – traverse or travel on (a body of water) 1
    • sail verb (sails, sailed, sailing)
      • We sailed the Atlantic1
      • He sailed the Pacific all alone1
  9. to sail
    – move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions 1
    to sweep; to sail
    – move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions 1
    • sweep verb (sweeps, swept, sweeping)
      • The diva swept into the room1
      • The searchlights swept across the sky1
    • sail verb (sails, sailed, sailing)
      • Shreds of paper sailed through the air1
  10. to sail
    – travel on water propelled by wind 1
    to sail
    – travel on water propelled by wind 1
    • sail verb (sails, sailed, sailing)
      • I love sailing, especially on the open sea1
      • the ship sails on1

Conjugations for sail:

present
  1. sail
  2. sail
  3. sails
  4. sail
  5. sail
  6. sail
simple past
  1. sailed
  2. sailed
  3. sailed
  4. sailed
  5. sailed
  6. sailed
present perfect
  1. have sailed
  2. have sailed
  3. has sailed
  4. have sailed
  5. have sailed
  6. have sailed
past continuous
  1. was sailing
  2. were sailing
  3. was sailing
  4. were sailing
  5. were sailing
  6. were sailing
future
  1. shall sail
  2. will sail
  3. will sail
  4. shall sail
  5. will sail
  6. will sail
continuous present
  1. am sailing
  2. are sailing
  3. is sailing
  4. are sailing
  5. are sailing
  6. are sailing
subjunctive
  1. be sailed
  2. be sailed
  3. be sailed
  4. be sailed
  5. be sailed
  6. be sailed
diverse
  1. sail!
  2. let's sail!
  3. sailed
  4. sailing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

sail [the ~] noun

  1. the sail
    – an ocean trip taken for pleasure 1
    the cruise; the sail
    – an ocean trip taken for pleasure 1
  2. the sail
    – a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel 1
    the sheet; the canvas; the sail; the canvass
    – a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel 1
  3. the sail
    – any structure that resembles a sail 1
    the sail
    – any structure that resembles a sail 1

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Related Definitions for "sail":

  1. an ocean trip taken for pleasure1
  2. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel1
  3. any structure that resembles a sail1
  4. travel on water propelled by wind or by other means1
    • The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow1
  5. traverse or travel on (a body of water)1
    • We sailed the Atlantic1
    • He sailed the Pacific all alone1
  6. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions1
    • Shreds of paper sailed through the air1
  7. travel on water propelled by wind1
    • I love sailing, especially on the open sea1
    • the ship sails on1

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