fish

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

fish

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

fish

past (v2)

fished

past participle (v3)

fished

present participle

fishing

3rd person singular

fishes

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod.

   • We have many fish in our aquarium.
   • Ichthyologists study the fish of the world.
   • The fishmonger sells fishes from all over the world.

2. 2.Any vertebrate, including tetrapods.

   • What is this fish called in English?
   • We liked the food, especially the fish.
   • What kind of fish is that?

3. 3.Cod; codfish.

   • What is this fish called in English?
   • We liked the food, especially the fish.
   • What kind of fish is that?

4. 4.The flesh of the fish used as food.

   • The seafood pasta had lots of fish but not enough pasta.
   • Though Lena is a vegetarian, she doesn't have any problem with eating fish.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To (attempt to) find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects.

   • Why are you fishing through my things?
   • He was fishing for the keys in his pocket.

2. 2.To hunt fish or other aquatic animals in a body of water, or to collect coral or pearls from the bottom of the sea.

   • We went fishing for crabs by the pier.
   • She went to the river to fish for trout.

3. 3.To search (a body of water) for something other than fish.

   • They fished the surrounding lakes for the dead body.

4. 4.To use as bait when fishing.

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