noun · Sports & Play

swim

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The meaning (definition) of the word swim

to use your arms and legs to move through water

The word swim used in a sentence

I learned to swim with my arms and legs in the water.

The plural of the word swim

swims

How the word swim is said around the world

Frenchnager (nahzhay)
Spanishnadar (nahthahr)
Mandarin游泳 (yóu yǒng)
Hindiतैरना (tairrnah)
Arabicالسباحة (ahsseebahah)
Russianплавать (plavat')
Portuguese (EU)nadar (nuhdahr)
Portuguese (BR)nadar (nahdahr)
Japanese泳ぐ (oyogu)
Germanschwimmen (shvimuhn)
Urduتیرنا (tayrnah)
Punjabiਤੈਰਨਾ (teruhnah)
Korean헤엄 (heeom)
Hebrewלִשְׂחוֹת (leeskhoht)
Greekκολυμπώ (kolumpo)
Dutchzwemmen (zvemuhn)
Tagaloglumangoy (loomahngohy)
Vietnamesebơi (bury)
Turkishyüzmek (yerzmek)
Persianشنا کردن (shaynah kahrdahn)
Polishpływać (pwivahch)
Ukrainianплавати (plavaty)
Bengaliসাঁতার (shahntahr)
Swedishsimma (simah)
Italiannuotare (nuuohtahray)

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