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
| French | nager (nah-ZHAY) |
| Spanish | nadar (nah-THAHR) |
| Mandarin | 游泳 (yoh yuung) |
| Hindi | तैरना (TAIRR-nah) |
| Arabic | السباحة (ahs-SEE-bah-ah) |
| Russian | плавать (PLAH-vuty) |
| Portuguese (EU) | nadar (nuh-DAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | nadar (nah-DAHR) |
| Japanese | 泳ぐ (oh-YOH-gu) |
| German | schwimmen (SHVI-muhn) |
| Urdu | تیرنا (TAYR-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਤੈਰਨਾ (TE-ruh-nah) |
| Korean | 헤엄 (hay-UM) |
| Hebrew | לִשְׂחוֹת (LEES-khoht) |
| Greek | κολυμπώ (koh-lee-BOH) |
| Dutch | zwemmen (ZVE-muhn) |
| Tagalog | lumangoy (loo-MAH-ngohy) |
| Vietnamese | bơi (bury) |
| Turkish | yüzmek (yerz-MEK) |
| Persian | شنا کردن (SHAY-nah KAHR-dahn) |
| Polish | pływać (PWI-vahch) |
| Ukrainian | плавати (plah-VAH-ti) |
| Bengali | সাঁতার (SHAHN-tahr) |
| Swedish | simma (SI-mah) |
| Italian | nuotare (nuu-oh-TAH-ray) |
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