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    1. sailing on the sea:
      "he spends long hours at sea on a small catamaran"
      • confused or unable to decide what to do:
        "he feels at sea with economics"
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    What does at sea mean?
    I'm all/ completely at sea with the new computer system. With no data they could depend on, they were completely at sea. 困惑的… 困惑的… aturdido, en alta mar, desorientado… em alto mar, desorientado… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! AT SEA definition: 1. confused: 2. confused: 3. confused: . Learn more.

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    What does it mean if a boat is at sea?
    At sea means on or under the sea, far away from land. The boats remain at sea for an average of ten days at a time. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a. b. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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    What is the difference between a sea and a particular sea?
    A sea is a large body of salt water. There are particular seas and the sea. The sea commonly refers to the Ocean, the interconnected body of seawaters that spans most of Earth. Particular seas are either marginal seas, second-order sections of the oceanic sea (e.g. the Mediterranean Sea), or certain large, nearly landlocked bodies of water.

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    What does “at sea” mean in a sentence?
    In addition to its literary usage, “at sea” is also commonly used figuratively. For example, if someone says they are feeling “at sea”, they mean that they are confused or uncertain about something. Similarly, if a situation is described as being “at sea”, it means that it is unclear or unsettled.

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    Where did the word 'at sea' come from?
    The idiomatic use of “at sea” appears in English literature and documents dating back several centuries. The Oxford English Dictionary notes that one of the earliest recorded uses in a figurative sense occurred in the late 17th century.

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    What is a synonym for 'at sea'?
    One synonym for “at sea” is “adrift”, which means floating without control or being carried along by currents. Another similar phrase is “lost at sea”, which specifically refers to being lost while sailing on the ocean. On the other hand, an antonym for this idiom could be “on solid ground”, which implies stability and certainty.

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  2. What does 'At sea' mean? If things are at sea, or all at sea, they are disorganized and chaotic. Category: Nature. All idioms have been editorially reviewed, and submitted idioms may have been edited for correctness and completeness.

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    at sea Aboard a ship, on the ocean, as in Within a few hours the ship would be out at sea. During World War II a famous American newscaster addressed his radio broadcasts to listeners everywhere, including “all the ships at sea.” [1300s]

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