sail fine in English

Forms: sails fine [present, singular, third-person], sailing fine [participle, present], sailed fine [participle, past], sailed fine [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sail fine (third-person singular simple present sails fine, present participle sailing fine, simple past and past participle sailed fine)

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        "To sail as close to the wind as possible."
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        "(nautical) To sail as close to the wind as possible."
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    {
      "form": "sails fine",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sailed fine",
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        "past"
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        "To sail as close to the wind as possible."
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        "(nautical) To sail as close to the wind as possible."
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"sail fine" meaning in English

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