Meaning

2 senses

  1. To extend an additional quantity of sail (i.e. to spread a sail or sails).

  2. (figuratively)To embark; start a voyage.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. The captain made sail.

    deDer Kapitän ließ die Segel setzen.

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  2. The skipper made sail.

    deDer Kapitän ließ die Segel setzen.

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  3. The captain is making sail.

    deDer Kapitän lässt die Segel setzen.

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  4. The skipper is making sail.

    deDer Kapitän lässt die Segel setzen.

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Forms

makes sail, making sail, made sail, made sail
Base formmake sail · to make sail
3rd person singularmakes sail
Present participlemaking sail
Past simplemade sail
Past participlemade sail

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymake sail
he, she, itmakes sail

Past simpleLesson

all personsmade sail

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave made sail
he, she, ithas made sail

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill make sail

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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