Fish Fishing Fished Fɪʃ Verb Bre Trawler Coast

• the trawler was fishing off the coast of iceland.
• you can fish for trout in this stream.
• let's go fishing this weekend.
• they fished the loch for salmon.

fish

1. to try to catch fish with a hook, nets, etc.
• The trawler was fishing off the coast of Iceland.
• You can fish for trout in this stream.
2. to spend time fishing for pleasure
• Let's go fishing this weekend.
3. to try to catch fish in the area of water mentioned
• They fished the loch for salmon.
4. to search for something, using your hands
• She fished around in her bag for her keys.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they fish
• he / she / it fishes
• past simple fished
• past participle fished
• -ing form fishing

Word Origin

• Old English fisc (as a noun denoting any animal living exclusively in water), fiscian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vis, vissen and German Fisch, fischen.