| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | swim |
| IPA | /swɪm / verb (present participle swimming; past tense swam /swæm /; past participle swum /swʌm /) |
| Back | yüzmek; yüzerek geçmek |
| Back 2 | swim (verb) /swɪm
/ verb (present participle swimming; past
tense swam /swæm /; past
participle swum /swʌm /)
1 [intransitive,
transitive]
to move your body
through water
yüzmek; yüzerek
geçmek
How far can you swim?
Hundreds of tiny fish swam past.
I swam 25 lengths of the pool.
Genellikle
zevk için yüzmeye gitmekten bahsettiğimizde go swimming kullanılırız:
We go swimming every Saturday.
They went swimming before breakfast.
Belirli bir durumdan ya da olaydan söz
edildiğinde ise go for a swim ifadesi kullanılır:
I went for a swim this morning.
2 [intransitive]
be swimming (in/with sth)
to be covered with a
lot of liquid
(herhangi bir sıvı) içinde
yüzmek
The salad was swimming in oil.
3 [intransitive]
to seem to be moving
or turning
fırıl
fırıl dönmek, başı dönmek
The floor began to swim before my eyes and
I fainted.
4 [intransitive]
(used about your head)
to feel confused
kafası
karışmak
My head was swimming with so much new
information. |
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