English Dictionary

swim

IPA（発音記号）

/swɪm/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 稀用 古語 歴史的

(intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.

日本語の意味

水中を推進して移動する、つまり自分の力で水中を進む行為

Every morning, she likes to swim in the calm lake before breakfast.

毎朝、彼女は朝食前に静かな湖で泳ぐのが好きです。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.

We were now all upon a Level, as to our travelling; being unshipp’d, for our Bark would swim no farther, and she was too heavy to carry on our Backs […]

意味（2）

(intransitive) To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid

swimming in self-pity

意味（3）

(intransitive) To move around freely because of excess space.

A fam'd Sur-tout he wears, which once was blue, / And his foot swims in a capacious shoe.

意味（4）

(transitive) To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to utilize a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event.

For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool.

意味（5）

(transitive, uncommon) To cause to swim.

to swim a horse across a river

意味（6）

(intransitive, archaic) To float.

sink or swim

意味（7）

(intransitive) To be overflowed or drenched.

I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

意味（8）

(transitive) To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.

to swim wheat in order to select seed

意味（9）

(transitive, historical) To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches.

意味（10）

(intransitive) To glide along with a waving motion.

swims （ present singular third-person ）

swimming （ participle present ）

swam （ past ）

swum （ archaic past ）

swum （ participle past ）

（ table-tags ）

en-conj-simple （ inflection-template ）

swim （ infinitive ）