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SEE/siː/

A huge area of salt water. Swim in the sea / by the sea (holidays). The sea vs a lake (a lake is usually smaller, often fresh water). Ocean is a very large sea; at A1, sea is the everyday word. Sea and see sound the same.

Meaning

A large area of salt water.

Examples

• “They swam in the sea.”
• “The sea is cold in April.”
• “They have a house by the sea.”

Good to know

in the sea / by the sea. Not see (the verb). Larger word: ocean.

Near in meaning

ocean

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