Go to sea
verb
To begin working or travelling on a ship or boat, often professionally.
After finishing school, he decided to go to sea to follow his dream of becoming a sailor.
Often appears as...
- go to sea as a sailor
- dream to go to sea
verb
Leaving the shore or harbor to sail in the open sea.
The boat goes to sea when the weather is calm.
Often appears as...
- boat goes to sea
- going to sea tomorrow
verb
To start living a life of adventure or taking a big risk.
I went to sea by starting my own business with all my savings.
Often appears as...
- going to sea in business
- feel like going to sea
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To begin working or travelling on a ship or boat, often professionally.
After finishing school, he decided to go to sea to follow his dream of becoming a sailor.
Often appears as...
- go to sea as a sailor
- dream to go to sea
verb
Leaving the shore or harbor to sail in the open sea.
The boat goes to sea when the weather is calm.
Often appears as...
- boat goes to sea
- going to sea tomorrow
verb
To start living a life of adventure or taking a big risk.
I went to sea by starting my own business with all my savings.
Often appears as...
- going to sea in business
- feel like going to sea
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Maritime Career
Used when someone chooses a job related to the sea, often in the navy or merchant shipping.
Her uncle decided to go to sea and joined the merchant navy.
Pro Tip 2/3Not About Travel
Doesn't imply a short journey or vacation but rather a longer-term professional engagement.
Many coastal youths eventually go to sea, leaving their hometowns to work.
Pro Tip 3/3Lifestyle Shift
Implies adapting to a life away from land, with unique challenges like isolation and constant movement.
When you go to sea, you'll spend months away from your family.
Pro Tip 1/3Maritime Career
Used when someone chooses a job related to the sea, often in the navy or merchant shipping.
Her uncle decided to go to sea and joined the merchant navy.
Pro Tip 2/3Not About Travel
Doesn't imply a short journey or vacation but rather a longer-term professional engagement.
Many coastal youths eventually go to sea, leaving their hometowns to work.
Pro Tip 3/3Lifestyle Shift
Implies adapting to a life away from land, with unique challenges like isolation and constant movement.
When you go to sea, you'll spend months away from your family.
Pro Tip 1/3Maritime Career
Used when someone chooses a job related to the sea, often in the navy or merchant shipping.
Her uncle decided to go to sea and joined the merchant navy.
Pro Tip 2/3Not About Travel
Doesn't imply a short journey or vacation but rather a longer-term professional engagement.
Many coastal youths eventually go to sea, leaving their hometowns to work.
Pro Tip 3/3Lifestyle Shift
Implies adapting to a life away from land, with unique challenges like isolation and constant movement.
When you go to sea, you'll spend months away from your family.
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