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swim

(swɪm)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense swims, present participle swimming, past tense swam, past participle swum
1. verb
When you swim, you move through water by making movements with your arms and legs.
She learned to swim when she was really tiny. [VERB]
I went round to Jonathan's to see if he wanted to go swimming. [VERB]
He was rescued only when an exhausted friend swam ashore. [VERB adverb/preposition]
I swim a mile a day. [V amount/n]
Swim is also a noun.
When can we go for a swim, Mam?
2. verb
If you swim a race, you take part in a swimming race.
She swam the 200 metres semi-finals and came second. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB]
3. verb
If you swim a stretch of water, you keep swimming until you have crossed it.
In 1875, Captain Matthew Webb became the first man to swim the English Channel. [VERB noun]
4. verb
When a fish swims, it moves through water by moving its body.
The barriers are lethal to fish trying to swim upstream. [VERB adverb/preposition]
[Also VERB]
5. verb
If objects swim, they seem to be moving backwards and forwards, usually because you are ill.
Alexis suddenly could take no more: he felt too hot, he couldn't breathe, the roomswam. [VERB]
6. verb
If your head is swimming, you feel unsteady and slightly ill.
The musty aroma of incense made her head swim. [VERB]
Synonyms: reel, spin, swirl, revolve More Synonyms of swim
7. verb [only cont]
If something is swimming in liquid or is swimming with liquid, it is surrounded by and covered with it.
He polished off a large steak and broccoli swimming in thick sauce. [Vin/with n]
8.  sink or swim
More Synonyms of swim

swim in British English

(swɪm)
verbWord forms: swims, swimming, swam or swum
1. (intransitive)
to move along in water, etc, by means of movements of the body or parts of the body, esp the arms and legs, or (in the case of fish) tail and fins
2. (transitive)
to cover (a distance or stretch of water) in this way
3. (transitive)
to compete in (a race) in this way
4. (intransitive)
to be supported by and on a liquid; float
5. (transitive)
to use (a particular stroke) in swimming
6. (intransitive)
to move smoothly, usually through air or over a surface
7. (intransitive)
to reel or seem to reel
my head swam
the room swam around me
8. (intr; often foll by in or with)
to be covered or flooded with water or other liquid
9. (intransitive; often foll by in)
to be liberally supplied (with)
he's swimming in money
10. (transitive)
to cause to float or swim
11. (transitive)
to provide (something) with water deep enough to float in
12.  swim against the tide
13.  swim with the tide
noun
14. 
the act, an instance, or period of swimming
15. 
any graceful gliding motion
16. 
a condition of dizziness; swoon
17. 
a pool in a river good for fishing
18.  in the swim
Derived forms
swimmable (ˈswimmable)
adjective
swimmer (ˈswimmer)
noun
swimming (ˈswimming)
noun, adjective
Word origin
Old English swimman; related to Old Norse svima, German schwimmen, Gothic swumsl pond, Norwegian svamla to paddle

swim in American English 1

(swɪm)
verb intransitiveWord forms: swam, swum, ˈswimming
1. 
to move through water by movements of the arms and legs, or of flippers, fins, tail, etc.
2. 
to move with a smooth, gliding motion, as though swimming
3. 
to float on the surface of a liquid
4. 
to be covered or saturated with or as with a liquid
5. 
to overflow; be flooded
eyes swimming with tears
verb transitive
6. 
to move in or across (a body of water) by swimming
7. 
to cause to swim or float
8. 
to perform (a specified stroke) in swimming
noun
9. 
the act or motion of swimming
10. 
a period of swimming for sport
a short swim before lunch
11. 
a distance swum or to be swum
12. 
swim bladder
adjective
13.  Informal
of or for swimming
swim trunks
Idioms:
in the swim
Derived forms
swimmable (ˈswimmable)
adjective
swimmer (ˈswimmer)
noun
Word origin
ME swimmen < OE swimman, akin to Ger schwimmen < IE base *swem-, to move vigorously, be in motion > Welsh chwyfio, to move

swim in American English 2

(swɪm)
noun
1. 
the condition of being dizzy; dizzy spell
verb intransitiveWord forms: swam, swum, ˈswimming
2. 
to be dizzy
the excitement made my head swim
3. 
to have a hazy, reeling, or whirling appearance
the room swam before me
Word origin
ME swime < OE swima, akin to Du zwijmen, to faint < IE base *swei-, to bend, turn > swift

More idioms containing
swim

leave someone to sink or swim
swim against the tide

Examples of 'swim' in a sentence
swim

Then it swam around before heading towards the main river.
The Sun (2011)
The rice should always be moist but not swimming in liquid.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Yet perhaps the plan should not be swimming with the fishes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The secret these days is he swims twice daily.
The Sun (2009)
They have already taken a sunset swim and caught a fish at their first attempt at fishing.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Jump into our rivers and swim downstream?
The Sun (2015)
Beside the cafe was a disused swimming pool.
Stewart, Bob (Lt-Col) Broken Lives (1993)
You can walk or swim to the first two offshore islands.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Or standing on my head in a swimming pool.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The mixture should be juicy but not swimming in liquid.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His courtiers have been summoned but these first two hours are taken up with swimming.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We take our bikes and we go swimming.
The Sun (2011)
Campaigners hope this will lead to a revival of river swimming clubs.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In the aquarium the fish swam over my head.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She is on the road to recovery and has been told that swimming would be good for her.
The Sun (2009)
There are not many cities where you can swim in azure seas just a short walk from the centre.
The Sun (2013)
There is also a steam bath and swimming pool to help ease any aches and strains from playing in the rough.
The Sun (2012)
Walking and swimming are good choices.
The Sun (2010)
As the weather grew warmer, the daily swim became a routine of exquisite pleasure.
John Cornwell Seminary Boy (2006)
Synchronised swimming; good for the lungs.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There were also swimming races.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
TWO men were yesterday found guilty of harassing a dolphin on a boozy early-morning swim.
The Sun (2008)

In other languages
swim

British English: swim /swɪm/ VERB
When you swim, you move through water by making movements with your arms and legs.
She learned to swim when she was really tiny.
  • American English: swim
  • Arabic: يَسْبَحُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: nadar
  • Chinese: 游泳
  • Croatian: plivati
  • Czech: plavat
  • Danish: svømme
  • Dutch: zwemmen
  • European Spanish: nadar
  • Finnish: uida
  • French: nager
  • German: schwimmen
  • Greek: κολυμπώ
  • Italian: nuotare
  • Japanese: 泳ぐ
  • Korean: 수영하다
  • Norwegian: svømme
  • Polish: popłynąć
  • European Portuguese: nadar
  • Romanian: a înota
  • Russian: плавать
  • Latin American Spanish: nadar
  • Swedish: simma
  • Thai: ว่ายน้ำ
  • Turkish: yüzmek
  • Ukrainian: плавати
  • Vietnamese: bơi

All related terms of 'swim'

swim fin
→ flipper (sense 2 )
swim bladder
a gas-filled sac in the dorsal portion of the body cavity of most bony fishes, giving buoyancy to the body and used as an accessory , lunglike organ in lungfishes
in the swim
fashionable or active in social or political activities
sink or swim
If you say that someone will have to sink or swim , you mean that they will have to succeed through their own efforts , or fail .
swim with the tide
to conform to prevailing opinion
swim against the tide
to do or say something which is the opposite of what most other people are doing or saying
leave someone to sink or swim
to leave someone to do something on their own, with their success or failure depending entirely on their own efforts or abilities
air bladder
an air-filled sac , lying above the alimentary canal in bony fishes , that regulates buoyancy at different depths by a variation in the pressure of the air

Chinese translation of 'swim'

swim

(swɪm)
Word forms:pt swam
Word forms:pp swum

vi

  1. [person, animal] 游水 (yóushuǐ)
  2. (as sport) 游泳 (yóuyǒng)
  3. (fig) [room] 旋转(轉) (xuánzhuǎn)

vt

  1. [river etc] 游过(過) (yóuguò)
  2. [distance] 游 (yóu)

n (c)

  1. to go for a swim 去游泳 (qù yóuyǒng) (次, cì)
to go swimming 去游泳 (qù yóuyǒng)
my head is swimming 我头(頭)晕(暈) (wǒ tóuyūn)
1 (verb) 
Definition
the act, an instance, or a period of swimming
They loved the outdoors, and swam in the sea in all weathers.
Synonyms
go swimming
bathe
small ponds for the birds to bathe in
take a dip
dip
Dip the food into the sauce.
2 (verb) 
Definition
(of the objects in someone's vision) to appear to spin or move around
The musty aroma of the incense made her head swim.
Synonyms
reel
The room reeled and I jammed my head down.
spin
The Earth spins on its own axis.
swirl
She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass.
The water swirled around his legs.
revolve
The entire circle revolved slowly.
whirl
My head whirled in a giddiness like that of intoxication.
twirl
She twirled an empty glass in her fingers.
go round and round
3 (verb) 
Definition
to be covered or flooded with liquid
broccoli swimming in thick sauce
Synonyms
be covered in
be immersed in
be soaked in
be drenched in
be saturated in
(noun) 
When can we go for a swim, Mam?
Synonyms
dip
Let's have a dip in the pool.
plunge
a refreshing plunge into cold water
bathe (British)
an early-morning bathe
paddle
dive
He made a sudden dive towards the man's legs.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bathe
Definition
to swim in open water for pleasure
small ponds for the birds to bathe in
Synonyms
swim,
dip,
go swimming,
take a dip
in the sense of bathe
Definition
a swim in open water
an early-morning bathe
Synonyms
swim,
plunge,
dip,
paddle,
dook (Scottish)
in the sense of dive
Definition
a headlong plunge into water
He made a sudden dive towards the man's legs.
Synonyms
plunge,
spring,
jump,
leap,
dash,
header (informal),
swoop,
lunge,
nose dive

Synonyms of 'swim'

swim

Explore 'swim' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of plunge
Definition
a leap or dive
a refreshing plunge into cold water
Synonyms
dive,
jump,
duck,
swoop,
descent,
immersion,
submersion
in the sense of revolve
Definition
to move or cause to move around a centre
The entire circle revolved slowly.
Synonyms
rotate,
turn,
wheel,
spin,
twist,
whirl
in the sense of spin
Definition
to revolve or cause to revolve quickly
The Earth spins on its own axis.
Synonyms
revolve,
turn,
rotate,
wheel,
twist,
reel,
whirl,
twirl,
gyrate,
pirouette,
birl (Scottish)
in the sense of swirl
Definition
to turn round and round with a twisting motion
She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass.The water swirled around his legs.
Synonyms
whirl,
churn,
spin,
twist,
boil,
surge,
agitate,
eddy,
twirl
in the sense of twirl
Definition
to twist, wind, or twiddle, often idly
She twirled an empty glass in her fingers.
Synonyms
twiddle,
turn,
rotate,
wind,
spin,
twist,
revolve,
whirl
in the sense of whirl
Definition
to seem to spin from dizziness or confusion
My head whirled in a giddiness like that of intoxication.
Synonyms
feel dizzy,
swim,
spin,
reel,
go round
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