/fɪʃ/

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Meaning

An animal that lives in water and swims, with no legs.

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Word origin

From Old English fisc, the word for the water animal, shared across the old Germanic languages.

Origin
Old English
Root
fisc

Grammar

Gender
Pluralfish

Examples

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"Fish" is an animal that lives in water.

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"Fish" stays the same for more than one.

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Here "fish" is the animal used as food.

A fish is an animal that lives in water and swims with its tail and fins. It has no legs. We say one fish or many fish, with the same word for both. People also eat fish as food.

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This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 7: fish, prove, wedding and 7 more words.