swim

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /swɪm/

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Verb

Plain form swim

Third-person singular swims

Past tense swam

Past participle swum

Present participle swimming

Somebody swimming

1. If you swim, you move through the water using your arms and legs.

   Let's go swimming at the beach.

   I don't like boats because I can't swim.

Related words

• swimmer

Noun

Singular swim

Plural swims

1. (countable) A swim is when someone swims.

   We all went for a swim in the lake.