swim (sw m)v. swam (sw  m), swum (sw m), 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. Idioms: Of, relating to, or used for swimming: a swim mask. in the swim Active in the general current of affairs. swim against the stream To move counter to a prevailing trend. [Middle English swimmen, from Old English swimman.] swim  ma·ble adj.swim mer n. |
swim [swɪm]
vb swims, swimming, swam, swum
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (intr) 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. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (tr) to cover (a distance or stretch of water) in this way
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (tr) to compete in (a race) in this way
4. (intr) to be supported by and on a liquid; float
5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (tr) to use (a particular stroke) in swimming
6. (intr) to move smoothly, usually through air or over a surface
7. (intr) 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. (intr; often foll by in) to be liberally supplied (with) he's swimming in money
10. (tr) to cause to float or swim
11. (tr) to provide (something) with water deep enough to float in
swim with (or against) the stream or tide to conform to (or resist) prevailing opinion
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) the act, an instance, or period of swimming
2. any graceful gliding motion
3. a condition of dizziness; swoon
4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) a pool in a river good for fishing
in the swim Informal fashionable or active in social or political activities
[Old English swimman; related to Old Norse svima, German schwimmen, Gothic swumsl pond, Norwegian svamla to paddle]
swimmable adj
swimmer n
swimming n & adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  swim - the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"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 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 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" 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" |
swim
verb
1. go swimming, bathe, take a dip, dip They loved the outdoors, and swam in the sea in all weathers.
2. reel, spin, swirl, revolve, whirl, twirl, go round and round The musty aroma of the incense made her head swim.
3. be covered in, be immersed in, be soaked in, be drenched in, be saturated in broccoli swimming in thick sauce
Translations
swim [swɪm] (swam (vb: pt) (swum (pp)))
A. N to have a swim → darse un baño, nadar
I had a lovely swim this morning → me di un baño estupendo esta mañana
after a two-kilometre swim → después de nadar dos kilómetros
it's a long swim back to the shore → hay un buen trecho a nado hasta la playa
that was a long swim for a child → eso fue mucho nadar para un niño
to go for a swim → ir a nadar or a bañarse
to be in the swim (o.f.) → estar al corriente or al tanto
to keep in the swim (o.f.) → mantenerse al día
I had a lovely swim this morning → me di un baño estupendo esta mañana
after a two-kilometre swim → después de nadar dos kilómetros
it's a long swim back to the shore → hay un buen trecho a nado hasta la playa
that was a long swim for a child → eso fue mucho nadar para un niño
to go for a swim → ir a nadar or a bañarse
to be in the swim (o.f.) → estar al corriente or al tanto
to keep in the swim (o.f.) → mantenerse al día
B. VT
1. [+ stretch of water] → pasar a nado, cruzar a nado
he was the first man to swim the English channel → fue el primer hombre que cruzó a nado el Canal de la Mancha
he was the first man to swim the English channel → fue el primer hombre que cruzó a nado el Canal de la Mancha
2. [+ length, race] → nadar
he can swim two lengths → puede nadar dos largos
she swam ten lengths of the pool → se hizo diez largos en la piscina
to swim (the) crawl → nadar a crol
before I had swum ten strokes → antes de haber dado diez brazadas
she can't swim a stroke → no sabe nadar en absoluto
she swam the 400 metres medley → nadó los 400 metros a cuatro estilos
he can swim two lengths → puede nadar dos largos
she swam ten lengths of the pool → se hizo diez largos en la piscina
to swim (the) crawl → nadar a crol
before I had swum ten strokes → antes de haber dado diez brazadas
she can't swim a stroke → no sabe nadar en absoluto
she swam the 400 metres medley → nadó los 400 metros a cuatro estilos
C. VI
1. [person, fish] → nadar
I can't swim → no sé nadar
to swim across a river → pasar or cruzar un río a nado
we managed to swim ashore → logramos llegar nadando hasta la orilla
then we swam back → luego volvimos(nadando)
we shall have to swim for it → tendremos que echarnos al agua, tendremos que salvarnos nadando
to go swimming → ir a nadar or bañarse
to learn to swim → aprender a nadar
to swim out to sea → alejarse nadando de la playa
to swim under water → nadar debajo del agua, bucear
to swim against the stream or tide → nadar contra corriente
to swim with the stream or tide → dejarse llevar por la corriente
I can't swim → no sé nadar
to swim across a river → pasar or cruzar un río a nado
we managed to swim ashore → logramos llegar nadando hasta la orilla
then we swam back → luego volvimos(nadando)
we shall have to swim for it → tendremos que echarnos al agua, tendremos que salvarnos nadando
to go swimming → ir a nadar or bañarse
to learn to swim → aprender a nadar
to swim out to sea → alejarse nadando de la playa
to swim under water → nadar debajo del agua, bucear
to swim against the stream or tide → nadar contra corriente
to swim with the stream or tide → dejarse llevar por la corriente
swim [ˈswɪm]
vb [swam] [ˈswæm] (pt) [swum] [ˈswʌm] (pp)
vi
[person, animal, fish] → nager
Can you swim? → Tu sais nager?
to swim across sth
She swam across the river → Elle a traversé la rivière à la nage.
to swim ashore → nager jusqu'au rivage
to go swimming (in the sea, a river) → aller nager; (in a swimming pool) → aller à la piscine
Can you swim? → Tu sais nager?
to swim across sth
She swam across the river → Elle a traversé la rivière à la nage.
to swim ashore → nager jusqu'au rivage
to go swimming (in the sea, a river) → aller nager; (in a swimming pool) → aller à la piscine
(= spin) [head, room] → tourner
vt
[+ river, the Channel] → traverser (à la nage)
[+ distance] → nager
Once I swam eight kilometres → Un jour j'ai nagé huit kilomètres.
to swim a length → nager une longueur
Once I swam eight kilometres → Un jour j'ai nagé huit kilomètres.
to swim a length → nager une longueur
[+ race] → nager
n
to go for a swim → aller nager, aller se baigner
to go for a swim → aller nager, aller se baigner
swim vb: pret <swam>, ptp <swum>
n
after a 2 km swim → nach 2 km Schwimmen, nachdem ich/er etc 2 km geschwommen war; it’s a long swim → es ist weit (zu schwimmen); that was a nice swim → das (Schwimmen) hat Spaß gemacht!; I like or enjoy a swim → ich gehe gern (mal) schwimmen, ich schwimme gern (mal); to have a swim → schwimmen
(inf) to be in the/out of the swim → up to date/nicht mehr up to date sein; (= socially active) → mitmischen (inf) → /den Anschluss verloren haben
vt → schwimmen; river, Channel → durchschwimmen
vi → schwimmen; to swim back → zurückschwimmen; we shall have to swim for it → wir werden schwimmen müssen; the room swam before my eyes → das Zimmer verschwamm vor meinen Augen; my head is swimming → mir dreht sich alles, mir ist ganz schwummrig (inf)
swim [swɪm] (swam (vb: pt) (swum (pp)))
swim [swɪm] (swam (vb: pt) (swum (pp)))
1. n
a. → nuotata
it's a long swim back to the shore → è una bella nuotata fino alla spiaggia
to go for a swim → andare a fare una nuotata
to have a swim → fare una nuotata
it's a long swim back to the shore → è una bella nuotata fino alla spiaggia
to go for a swim → andare a fare una nuotata
to have a swim → fare una nuotata
b. (fam) to be in the swim → essere al corrente
2. vt (river) → attraversare a nuoto; (distance) → nuotare per
to swim the crawl → nuotare a crawl
to swim a length → fare una vasca
she can't swim a stroke → non sa nuotare
to swim the crawl → nuotare a crawl
to swim a length → fare una vasca
she can't swim a stroke → non sa nuotare
3. vi (gen) → nuotare; (as sport) → fare nuoto
to go swimming → andare a nuotare
to swim across a river → attraversare un fiume a nuoto
my head is swimming (fig) → mi gira la testa
the meat was swimming in gravy → la carne galleggiava nel sugo
eyes swimming with tears → occhi inondati di lacrime
to go swimming → andare a nuotare
to swim across a river → attraversare un fiume a nuoto
my head is swimming (fig) → mi gira la testa
the meat was swimming in gravy → la carne galleggiava nel sugo
eyes swimming with tears → occhi inondati di lacrime
swim [swɪm] (swam (vb: pt) (swum (pp)))
1. n
a. → nuotata
it's a long swim back to the shore → è una bella nuotata fino alla spiaggia
to go for a swim → andare a fare una nuotata
to have a swim → fare una nuotata
it's a long swim back to the shore → è una bella nuotata fino alla spiaggia
to go for a swim → andare a fare una nuotata
to have a swim → fare una nuotata
b. (fam) to be in the swim → essere al corrente
2. vt (river) → attraversare a nuoto; (distance) → nuotare per
to swim the crawl → nuotare a crawl
to swim a length → fare una vasca
she can't swim a stroke → non sa nuotare
to swim the crawl → nuotare a crawl
to swim a length → fare una vasca
she can't swim a stroke → non sa nuotare
3. vi (gen) → nuotare; (as sport) → fare nuoto
to go swimming → andare a nuotare
to swim across a river → attraversare un fiume a nuoto
my head is swimming (fig) → mi gira la testa
the meat was swimming in gravy → la carne galleggiava nel sugo
eyes swimming with tears → occhi inondati di lacrime
to go swimming → andare a nuotare
to swim across a river → attraversare un fiume a nuoto
my head is swimming (fig) → mi gira la testa
the meat was swimming in gravy → la carne galleggiava nel sugo
eyes swimming with tears → occhi inondati di lacrime
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 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 수영하다 perplaukti, nuplaukti []peldēt; nopeldēt berenang zwemmen svømme przepływać, pływać nadar a înota переплывать; плавать (pre)plávať plavati plivati simma ว่ายผ่าน yüzmek 泳渡 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 나다 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 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 swimmer
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 수영하는 사람 plaukikas peldētājs perenang zwemmer svømmer pływak nadador înotător пловец plavec, -kyňa plavalec plivač simmare การว่ายน้ำ yüzücü 游泳者 плавець تیرنے والا người bơi 游泳者
adj swimming
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 잠겨 있는, 떠다니는 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 swimming-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 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 swimming-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 (남자의) 수영복 펜츠 glaudės peldbikses seluar mandi zwembroek badebukse kąpielówki calçOes de banho slip плавки plavky kopalne hlačke kupaće gaćice badbyxor กางเกงว่ายน้ำ şort, mayo 游泳褲 плавки تیرنے کے لیے پہنے جانے والے چھوٹے پتلون quần bơi của nam giới 游泳裤
nouns swimsuit, 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 (여성의) 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)游泳衣 купальник تیراکی کا لباس quần áo bơi liền mảnh của phụ nữ （女）游泳衣
swim → يَسبَح, يَستحِم plavat, vykoupat (se) bade, svømme baden, schwimmen κάνω μπάνιο, κολυμπώ bañar, bañarse, nadar kylpeä, uida nager, se baigner kupati se, plivati fare il bagno, nuotare 泳ぐ 수영하다 baden (zich), zwemmen bade, svømme popłynąć, wykąpać się banhar-se, nadar, tomar banho купаться, плавать bada, simma ว่ายน้ำ, อาบน้ำ yüzmek bơi, tắm 沐浴, 游泳
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