sail
To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on waterTo be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power.
» Sailing is fun.
Segeln macht Spaß. — Melang
Ходити під парусами весело. — deniko
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7 sensesTo be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power.
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a waterfowl.
To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.
segeln
плыть под паруса́миplytʹ pod parusámi, плытьplytʹ
(intransitive)To set sail; to begin a voyage.
We sail for Australia tomorrow.
To move briskly and gracefully through the air.
segeln, gleiten
(intransitive)To move briskly but sedately.
The duchess sailed haughtily out of the room.
segeln, schweben
(transitive)To deal out (cards) from a distance by impelling them across a surface.
Examples
450 sentencesSailing is fun.
Ходити під парусами весело. — deniko
deSegeln macht Spaß. — Melang
Bad weather prevented them from sailing.
deSchlechtes Wetter hielt sie vom Segeln ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The ship sailed around the cape.
deDas Schiff umsegelte das Kap. — Tamy
I belong to the sailing club.
ruЯ принадлежу к яхт-клубу. — Lenin_1917
deIch gehöre zum Segelklub. — Alois
All the sails were taken down.
ruВсе паруса были убраны. — soweli_Elepanto
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English sailen, saylen, seilen, seilien, from Old English seġlan, siġlan (“toFrom Middle English sailen, saylen, seilen, seilien, from Old English seġlan, siġlan (“to sail”), from Proto-West Germanic *siglijan, from *siglijaną. Cognate with West Frisian sile, Low German seilen, Dutch zeilen, German segeln, Danish sejle, Swedish segla, Icelandic sigla.
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Forms
sails, sailing, sailed, sailedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
9 patterns- go sailing
- go sailing with
- to go sailing
- gone gone sailing
- went sailing together
- how to sail
- sailing together
- gone sailing
- like sailing