verb · neutral
swim
/swɪm/SWIM
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to move through water by moving the body or parts of the body
Examples
“I try to swim at least twice a week for exercise.”
“We swam in the lake until sunset.”
“He has swum the English Channel before.”
Band 8 sentence
“To keep fit while studying full-time I swim for forty minutes every morning before classes.”
Collocations
- go swimming
- swim laps
- swim in the sea/pool
- swim safely
Word family
swim verb (base)swims verb (3rd sing.)swam verb (past simple)swum verb (past participle)swimming verb (gerund/participle), nounswimmer noun
Common mistakes
swimed / swimmed→swam (past) / swum (past participle)
have swam→have swum
Say it for a higher band
5go (to the pool)→6exercise→7+swim
Synonyms
bathe
paddle
Easily confused
go swimming
“On Sundays we often go swimming at the municipal pool.”
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