adj
Meaning 1
on the ocean; on a boat on the ocean
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
asea
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/əˈsiː/
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rhymes with -iː
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 Z IY1 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: EY1 EH1 S IY1 EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
uncertain; (psychologically) adrift.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: at sea
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
in the direction of the sea, seaward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
in the direction of the sea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the sailor looked seaward
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seaward, seawards
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From a- + sea.