sail

sail is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

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Homophones

• sale

Noun

Singular sail

Plural sails

A sailing ship with a lot of sails

1. A large piece of fabric (cloth) to catch wind, used on a boat or a ship.

   They folded the sail.

Verb

Plain form sail

Third-person singular sails

Past tense sailed

Past participle sailed

Present participle sailing

1. To move using the wind.

   They sail around the world every year in their boat.

2. To travel on a boat or ship.

   We sailed across the Atlantic to reach Spain.

Related words

• sailboat
• sailfish
• sailor