swim
/swɪm/
#336 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
To move through water using your arms and legs.
Word origin
From Old English swimman, meaning to move in water.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- swimman
Grammar
Verb typeirregular (swim, swims, swam, swum)
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
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"Swim" means to move through water with your body.
near .
"Swims" is the form used with he, she, or it.
fast.
"Swam" is the past form of "swim".
When you swim, you move through water by pushing with your arms and legs so you do not sink. Fish swim, and people swim in a pool, a river, or the sea.
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