No. 794 in Dutch
zee
Sea.
In a sentence
De zee is vandaag heel kalm.
The sea is very calm today.
The word "zee" is used to refer to the physical body of saltwater, meaning "sea".
Ze heeft een zee van tijd om te studeren.
She has a sea of time to study.
Here, "zee" is used metaphorically to represent abundance, meaning "a lot of".
We varen over een grote zee.
We are sailing across a large sea.
"Zee" is again used to refer to the actual expansive body of water, emphasizing its size.
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