swim

swim
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noun
ADJECTIVE
evening, morning, regular
long, quick

How about a quick swim before breakfast?

nice
VERB + SWIM
go for, have, take (esp. AmE)

She got up early and went for a swim.

SWIM + NOUN
suit (usually swimsuit), trunks (AmE)
coach, team (both AmE)
meet, practice (both AmE)
PREPOSITION
for a swim

Are you joining us for a swim?

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verb
ADVERB
strongly, vigorously

A beaver swam vigorously upstream.

well

He can't swim well.

quickly, rapidly
slowly
underwater
out
ashore, back

Exhausted, they swam ashore.

away, off
downstream, upstream
around
VERB + SWIM
can, know how to
learn (how) to
teach sb (how) to
PREPOSITION
across

to swim across the river

in

to swim in the sea

to

We swam out to the boat.

towards/toward

She swam back towards/toward the shore.

PHRASES
go swimming
Swim is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑duck, ↑fish, ↑salmon, ↑sense, ↑swan, ↑vision, ↑whale
Swim is used with these nouns as the object: ↑distance, ↑lap, ↑length, ↑mile, ↑relay, ↑river, ↑stroke

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