collocation · informal
go fishing
UK/ɡəʊ ˈfɪʃɪŋ/US/ɡoʊ ˈfɪʃɪŋ/FISH·ing
to spend time catching fish as a leisure activity
Examples
“Last summer we went to my uncle's lake to go fishing every morning.”
“On a calm weekend I like to go fishing at the reservoir near my town.”
“He invited us to go fishing this Sunday; we’ll meet at dawn.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although I grew up in the city, I still enjoy going fishing occasionally because it clears my mind.”
Collocations
- go fishing at the lake
- go fishing early in the morning
- go fishing with friends
Word family
Common mistakes
I do fishing on Sundays.→I go fishing on Sundays.
I go to fishing with my friends.→I go fishing with my friends.
He fishing every weekend.→He goes fishing every weekend.
Say it for a higher band
5fish→6go on a fishing trip→7+go fishing
Synonyms
fish (verb)
go on a fishing trip
Easily confused
fish
“When I was a child I used to fish in the small pond behind our house.”
go on a fishing trip
“We planned to go on a fishing trip at the weekend, but the weather was terrible.”
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