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swim

US /swɪm/

verb Core · B1 Giải trí & truyền thông

Definition

travel through water

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Guests can swim in the hotel pool until ten at night.

Word Family

NounNoun
swim gốc swimmer swimming
VerbVerb
swim gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • paddlesmall wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
  • divea cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
  • floatthe time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

Collocations

  • Easy swim in the pool
    to swim in the pool, meaning to travel through water
  • Medium morning swim routine before office hours
    describing morning swim routine before office hours (the time period between dawn and noon)
  • Hard sink or swim scenario for unhedged commodity traders
    to sink or swim scenario for unhedged commodity traders, meaning to fall or descend to a lower place or level
  • Very Hard swim against the tide of established dogma
    to swim against the tide of established dogma, meaning to travel through water

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.