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When she became very ill with heart trouble, I saw that it would be impossible for my parents to provide for my studies, and I obtained their permission to go to sea to make a career for myself there.
Fritz Sauckel

Meaning of "go to sea" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GO TO SEA

go to sea play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GO TO SEA

go to
go to bed
go to blazes!
go to court
go to ground
go to it
go to law
go to meet one´s Maker
go to one´s head
go to pieces
go to pot
go to seed
go to the country
go to the devil
go to the dogs
go to the pack
go to the wall
go to town
go together
go too far

WORDS THAT END LIKE GO TO SEA

air-to-sea
antinausea
asea
at sea
Battersea
between the devil and the deep blue sea
Chelsea
deep-sea
head sea
Hosea
Kensington and Chelsea
Marshalsea
nausea
oversea
put to sea
sea
subsea
Swansea
the sea
undersea

Synonyms and antonyms of go to sea in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «go to sea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GO TO SEA

Find out the translation of go to sea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of go to sea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «go to sea» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

出海
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacerse a la mar
570 millions of speakers

English

go to sea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समुद्र में जाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تذهب إلى البحر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выйти в море
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ir para o mar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমুদ্রে যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aller à la mer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergi ke laut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gehen auf das Meer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

海に出る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바다 로 이동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pindhah menyang segara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi biển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடலுக்குச் செல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समुद्राकडे जा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Denize gitmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diventare marinaio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Do morza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вийти в море
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

du-te la mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάει στη θάλασσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gaan na die see
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gå till sjöss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gå til sjøs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of go to sea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GO TO SEA»

The term «go to sea» is very widely used and occupies the 18.079 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GO TO SEA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about go to sea

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4 QUOTES WITH «GO TO SEA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word go to sea.
1
William Osler
He who studies medicine without books sails an uncharted sea, but he who studies medicine without patients does not go to sea at all.
2
William Osler
To study the phenomena of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is not to go to sea at all.
3
Fritz Sauckel
When she became very ill with heart trouble, I saw that it would be impossible for my parents to provide for my studies, and I obtained their permission to go to sea to make a career for myself there.
4
Dean Ween
I would read fishing reports on the road and then it just occurred to me: I should go to sea school and get my captain's license, see if I can get paid to be out here every day.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GO TO SEA»

Discover the use of go to sea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to go to sea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea
While on vacation in East Anglia, four children, whose previous sailing experience is limited to dinghies, accidentally drift out to the North Sea after the rising tide causes their cutter to drag anchor.
Arthur Ransome, 1994
2
Mokie and Bik Go to Sea
With their father home from the sea, the rambunctious twins Mokie and Bik make the Bullfrog shipshape for a voyage out to sea, where they make friends with a scaredy-seal, save a runaway boat, and keep track of Waggles.
Wendy Orr, 2010
3
They Go to Sea: The Story of an American Merchant Ship and ...
"ABANDON SHIP!
David Arturi, 2003
4
Robinson Crusoe Tale #1 Go to Sea
Daniel Defoe's maritime adventures have enthralled readers of all ages. The Short Tales Classic brings Robinson Crusoe's introduction to the sea to life for even the youngest audience. Blue level for transitional readers.
Daniel Defoe, Christopher E. Long, 2008
5
Chasing Science at Sea: Racing Hurricanes, Stalking Sharks, ...
Chasing Science at Sea immerses readers in the world of those who regularly go to sea—aquanauts living underwater, marine biologists seeking unseen life in the deep ocean, and the tall-ship captains at the helm, among others—and tells ...
Ellen Prager, 2009
6
'I will', or, The boy that would go to sea
Arthur Hall. spent such a one. If hell is only as bad as I felt during that fortnight, it is bad cnouofh. I tried at meal-time, before my father and mother, to appear very jolly. But it was all put on. Within I was wretched. I had insulted the best of fathers.
Arthur Hall, 1893
7
Why I Did Not Go To Sea
Such were the words, uttered in the most terrifically violent bass tones, that awoke me on the first morning after I went to sea.
R. M. Ballantyne, 2004
8
The Sea Voyage Narrative
... go to sea no more, no more, Then I know I'll never go to sea no more.5 Among the reasons for going ashore and staying there, the ballad suggests it as Lord Nelson's cure for seasickness, reminds us that Columbus ran aground on the New ...
Robert Foulke, 2002
9
Spain's Men of the Sea: Daily Life on the Indies Fleets in ...
An old proverb in the British Isles said, "Those who would go to sea for pleasure would go to hell for pastime." Another no- less-expressive phrase was: " Whosoever putteth his child to get his living at sea had better a great deal bind him ...
Pablo E. Perez-Mallaina, Pablo Emilio Pérez-Mallaína Bueno, 2005
10
Young Men and the Sea: Yankee Seafarers in the Age of Sail
What were their chances of death? Whom did they marry, and how did their wives operate households in their absence? Answering these and many other questions, this book is destined to become a classic of American social and maritime history.
Daniel Vickers, Vince Walsh, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GO TO SEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term go to sea is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Harry Styles Disses SeaWorld At 1D Gig And They Fight Back!
Don't go to sea world @harrystyles.” Hazza was later praised by the Dolphin Project and PETA for his actions, with the latter stating on its ... «MTV UK, Jul 15»
2
Harry Styles Lashes (Not Splashes) Out At Sea World
... Diego (where there is a Sea World): 'You having a good time? Hello!' before adding: 'Does anybody like dolphins? Don't go to Sea World' ... «The Debrief, Jul 15»
3
Harry Styles invited on SeaWorld tour
Don't go to sea world (sic)." SeaWorld chiefs want to change the British singer's opinion of their parks by inviting him on a special visit. «Yahoo7 News, Jul 15»
4
Living on the borders
This is perhaps why senior fishermen, who are too weak to go to sea, opt to collect these crabs. Fisherman Ramakrishnan, who doesn't ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
5
Harry Styles tells One Direction fans 'Don't go to Sea World'
harry: dont go to sea world me: that's it sea world is done for harry styles said dont go? it is now a law no one is going to sea world. — melodi ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
6
Government allows unregistered boats 2-month period of grace
Unregistered fishing vessels have been allowed to go to sea again, after being forced to stay in port for more than ten days. The government ... «Pattaya Mail, Jul 15»
7
Fincantieri Monfalcone Shipyard holds keel laying ceremony of the …
The new vessel, which has been ordered by the Carnival Group for the shipowner Princess Cruises, will go to sea in 2017 and it will be the first ... «PortNews IAA, Jul 15»
8
Govt allows unregistered boats 2-month period of grace
Unregistered fishing vessels have been allowed to go to sea again, after being forced to stay in port for more than ten days. The government ... «Thailand National News Bureau, Jul 15»
9
Fishermen idle hundreds of boats in protest of IUU regulation
In Sattahip, about 300 boats have been idled at the large Samae San fishing port while fewer than 100 have refused to go to sea from ports in ... «Pattaya Mail, Jul 15»
10
South Shore resident rose in Navy ranks to become an admiral
Chambers had signed up to be an aviator but he was required to go to sea first, which turned out to be the best thing for his career, he said. «TBO.com, Jul 15»

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