swim

swim  (swm)

v. swam (swm), swum (swm), swim·ming, swims

v.intr.

1. To move through water by means of the limbs, fins, or tail.

2. To move as though gliding through water.

3. To float on water or another liquid.

4.

a. To be covered or flooded with or as if with a liquid: chicken swimming in gravy.

b. To possess a superfluity; abound: After winning the lottery, she was swimming in money.

5. To experience a floating or giddy sensation; be dizzy: "his brain still swimming with the effects of the last night's champagne" Robert Smith Surtees.

6. To appear to spin or reel lazily: The room swam before my eyes.

v.tr.

1. To move through or across (a body of water) by swimming: She swam the channel.

2. To execute (a particular stroke) in swimming.

3. To cause to swim or float.

n.

1.

a. The act of swimming.

b. A period of time spent swimming.

2. A gliding motion.

3. A state of dizziness.

4. An area, as of a river, abounding in fish.

adj.

Of, relating to, or used for swimming: a swim mask.

Idioms:

in the swim

Active in the general current of affairs.

swim against the stream

To move counter to a prevailing trend.

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[Middle English swimmen, from Old English swimman.]

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swimma·ble adj.

swimmer n.

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swim

Verb

[swimming, swam, swum]

1. to move along in water by movements of the arms and legs, or (in the case of fish) tail and fins

2. to cover (a stretch of water) in this way: the first person to swim the Atlantic

3. to float on a liquid: flies swimming on the milk

4. to be affected by dizziness: his head was swimming

5. (of the objects in someone's vision) to appear to spin or move around: the faces of the nurses swam around her

6. (often foll. by in, with)to be covered or flooded with liquid: a steak swimming in gravy

Noun

1. the act, an instance, or a period of swimming

2. in the swim Informal fashionable or active in social or political activities [Old English swimman]

swimmer n
swimming n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swim - the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool" swimming aquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of water bathe - the act of swimming; "the Englishman said he had a good bathe" skinny-dip - a naked swim plunge, dip - a brief swim in water dive, diving - a headlong plunge into water floating, natation - the act of someone who floats on the water skin diving, skin-dive - underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel
Verb	1.	swim - travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" school - swim in or form a large group of fish; "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait" break water, fin - show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface" fin - propel oneself through the water in a finning motion paddle - swim like a dog in shallow water crawl - swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl" breaststroke - swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg backstroke - swim on one's back skinny-dip - bathe in the nude; "The young people were skinny-dipping in the pond" dive - swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
	2.	swim - be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom float go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" float - move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage" float - set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" buoy - float on the surface of water
	3.	swim - be dizzy or giddy; "my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	4.	swim - be covered with or submerged in a liquid; "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy" drown be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	5.	swim - move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

Translations

swim [swɪm] [pt swam, pp swum] n to go for a swim → ir a nadar or a bañarse vi → nadar; [head, room] → dar vueltas

vt → pasar a nado;

to go swimming → ir a nadar;

to swim a length → nadar or hacer un largo

swim [swɪm] [swam , pt , swum , pp ] [swæm, swʌm] n to go for a swim → aller nager or se baigner vi → nager;

(Sport) → faire de la natation (fig) [head, room] → tourner

vt → traverser (à la nage) [+ distance]; faire (à la nage);

to swim a length → nager une longueur;

to go swimming → aller nager

swim [swɪm] [swam , pt , swum , pp ] vi → schwimmen;

(before one's eyes) → verschwimmen

vt (the Channel etc) → durchschwimmen;

(a length) → schwimmen

n to go for a swim → schwimmen gehen;

to go swimming → schwimmen gehen;

my head is swimming → mir dreht sich der Kopf

swim [swɪm] n to go for a swim → andare a fare una nuotata vb [pt swam, pp swum] [swæm, swʌm]

vi → nuotare;

(SPORT) → fare del nuoto; [head, room] → girare

vt [+ river, channel] → attraversare or percorrere a nuoto;

to go swimming → andare a nuotare;

to swim a length → fare una vasca (a nuoto)

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swim

v swim [swim]

1 to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium. swem يَسْبَح плувам plavat svømme schwimmen κολυμπώ nadar ujuma شنا كردن uida nager לִשׂחוֹת तैराकी plivati úszik berenang synda nuotare 泳ぐ 헤엄치다, 수영하다 plaukti peldēt berenang zwemmen svømme, dra ut og svømme, bade pływać nadar a înota плавать; плыть plávať plavati plivati simma ว่ายน้ำ yüzmek 游泳 плавати, пливти تیرنا bơi 游泳

2 to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all). swem يَقْطَع سِباحَةً преплувам (pře)plavat svømme schwimmen καλύπτω απόσταση κολυμπώντας nadar ujuma با شنا پيمودن uida nager לַחֲצוֹת בִּשחִייָה तैर कर पार करना preplivati (le-/át)úszik berenang synda nuotare 泳ぐ ...을 헤엄쳐 횡단하다, (어떤 거리를) 헤엄치다 perplaukti, nuplaukti []peldēt; nopeldēt berenang zwemmen svømme przepływać, pływać nadar a înota переплывать; плавать (pre)plávať plavati plivati simma ว่ายผ่าน yüzmek 泅渡 плавати; перепливати تیر کر پار کرنا lướt nhanh 泅渡

3 to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes. draai يَدور ، يَتَحَرَّك بصورةٍ دائِرِيَّه замайвам (се) motat se køre rundt schwimmen δίνω την αίσθηση ότι κινούμαι πάνω κάτω (ως αποτέλεσμα ζάλης) dar vueltas pööritama, virvendama شناور بودن huimata tourner לִהיוֹת סְחַרחַר चकराना, घूमना osjećati vrtoglavicu, vrtjeti se forog vele a világ berombak-ombak fljóta; svima, sundla girare くらくらする (현기증이 나서) 빙빙 도는 것처럼 보이다 svaigti, suktis peldēt; reibt; iet raibam gar acīm terasa berpusing duizelen svimle/gå rundt for en wirować andar à roda a se învârti кружиться; плыть krútiť sa vrteti se plutati gå runt, snurra, gunga เวียนศีรษะ (başı) dönmek 眩暈 паморочитися; крутитися چکرانا trông như đang quay tít 眩晕

n

an act of swimming We went for a swim in the lake. swem سِباحَه плуване (za)plavání svømmetur das Schwimmen κολύμπι baño ujumine شنا uinti nage שְׂחִייָה तैराई, तैराकी plivanje úszás renang sund nuotata 泳ぎ 헤엄치기, 수영 (pa)plaukiojimas, pasimaudymas pelde; peldēšanās berenang het zwemmen svømming; svømmetur, bad pływanie banho înot плавание plávanie, zaplávanie si plavanje plivanje simtur การว่ายน้ำ yüzme 游泳 плавання تیراکی sự bơi lội 游泳

n ˈswimmer

a person who swims or who can swim He's a strong swimmer. swemmer سَبّاح، سابِح плувец plavec, -kyně svømmer der/die Schwimmer(in) κολυμβητής nadador, bañista ujuja شناگر uimari nageur/-euse שְׂחִייָה तैराक-पैराक plivač úszó perenang sundmaður nuotatore, nuotatrice 泳ぎ手 헤엄치는 사람; 수영 선수 plaukikas peldētājs perenang zwemmer svømmer pływak nadador înotător пловец plavec, -kyňa plavalec plivač simmare การว่ายน้ำ yüzücü 遊泳者 плавець تیرنے والا người bơi 游泳者

adj ˈswimming

covered with, or floating in, a liquid meat swimming in/with grease. dryf سابِحٌ في، عائِم плуващ plující dækket af; flyde rundt i schwimmend που κολυμπάει nadando, flotando ülevalatud, ujuv شناور uiva baignant, nageant (dans) שְׂחִייָה तैराई, चक्कर, घुमड़ी koji pliva, koji plovi úszó mengapung syndandi/fljótandi í (che nuota) いっぱいついた 떠 있는, 부유성의 plaukiojantis, paplūdęs peldošs; (kādā) šķidrumā esošs; ar šķidru piedevu dilumuri drijvend dekket av; flytende i pływający a nadar em care înoată, înotând (în) плавающий plávajúci plavajoč natopljen flytande, simmande ท่วมล้น yüzen; ... ile kaplı 充溢的 такий, що плаває; залитий تیراکی sự bơi 充溢的

nouns ˈswimming-bath, *ˈswimming-pool

an indoor or outdoor pool for swimming in. swembad حَمّام سِباحَه، بِرْكَة سِباحَه басейн bazén svømmehal; svømmebassin das Schwimmbad, ...backen πισίνα piscina bassein استخر uima-allas piscine בְּרֵיכַת שְׂחִייָה तैरना zatvoreni bazen za plivanje uszoda kolam renang sundlaug piscina 水泳プール 수영장, 풀장 baseinas peldbaseins kolam renang zwembad svømmebasseng/-hall pływalnia piscina piscină плавательный бассейн bazén plavalni bazen bazen bassäng, swimmingpool สระว่ายน้ำ yüzme havuzu 游泳池 басейн для плавання تیرنے کا تالاب bể bơi 游泳池

n pl ˈswimming-trunks

short pants worn by boys and men for swimming. swembroek بَنْطَلون سِباحَه قَصير رِجّالي шорти за плуване plavky badebukser die Badehose ανδρικό μαγιό bañador (de hombre), pantalón de baño ujumispüksid مايو مردانه uimahousut maillot de bain בֶּגֶד-יָם तैराकी वस्त्र kupaće gaćice úszónadrág celana renang sundbuxur costume da bagno (da uomo) 水泳パンツ (남자용) 수영복［팬츠］ glaudės peldbikses seluar mandi zwembroek badebukse kąpielówki calçOes de banho slip плавки plavky kopalne hlačke kupaće gaćice badbyxor กางเกงว่ายน้ำ şort, mayo 遊泳褲 плавки تیرنے کے لیے پہنے جانے والے چھوٹے پتلون quần bơi của nam giới 游泳裤

nouns ˈswimsuit, *ˈswimming-costume

a (woman's) garment worn for swimming. swemklere ثَوْب سِباحَه نِسائي، مايوه бански plavky badedragt der Badeanzug γυναικείο μαγιό traje de baño, bañador ujumis-trikoo مايو زنانه uimapuku maillot de bain בֶּגֶד-יָם तैरने की पोशाक kupaći kostim fürdőruha pakaian renang sundbolur costume da bagno (da donna) 水着 (여자용) 수영복 maudymosi kostiumas peldkostīms baju mandi zwempak badedrakt kostium kąpielowy fato de banho costum de baie купальник plavky kopalke kupaći kostim baddräkt ชุดว่ายน้ำ mayo (女)遊泳衣 купальник تیراکی کا لباس quần áo bơi liền mảnh của phụ nữ （女）游泳衣