/seɪl/

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Meaning

To travel across water in a boat or ship.

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Word origin

From Old English seglian, to travel by ship using cloth to catch the wind.

Origin
Old English
Root
seglian

Grammar

Verb typeregular (sail, sails, sailed)

Examples

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Here "sail" means to travel on water in a boat.

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"Sailed" is the past form of "sail".

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"Sails" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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This word is taught in chapter 22, lesson 6: sail, pot, relative and 7 more words.