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Meanings of swim in English

Portuguese
natação
Catalan
natació

The act of swimming.

        natação
        Portuguese
        nadar
        Catalan
        nedar
        Spanish
        flotar

        Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom.

            nadar
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            Examples for "float"
            Examples for "float"
            1
            They didn't float easily and had a great fear of deep water.
            The Clan of the Cave Bear
            2
            It hopes to float them on the London Stock Exchange this year.
            Reuters
            3
            Curro has seen its share price rise seven-fold since its 2011 float.
            Reuters
            4
            They could simply float more shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
            News.com.au
            5
            In a managed float, you need reserves to intervene in the market.
            Reuters

            Be covered with or submerged in a liquid.

                  Usage of swim in English
                  1
                  Legend said his two young children began learning to swim months ago.
                  Ebony
                  2
                  Only 25 passengers managed to swim to safety, a police official said.
                  Reuters
                  3
                  If you test positive you shouldn't be allowed to swim, he said.
                  News.com.au
                  4
                  I can climb any time I wish, swim any time I wish.
                  Woken furies
                  5
                  The question is: if you swim slowly, why even enter a race?
                  The Guardian
                  6
                  Friends saw him start the swim but then lost sight of him.
                  Radio NZ
                  7
                  I want to swim in the sea and picnic in the hills.
                  Daughters of the Nile
                  8
                  All I need is a swimsuit' Do you know how to swim?
                  The Guardian
                  9
                  A swim in the sea was a real break, a real luxury.
                  The clouds beneath the sun
                  10
                  Car pools; dentist, doctor, and orthodontist appointments; gymnastics, ballet, and swim-team runs.
                  Bones of the Lost
                  11
                  Today I took my first swim lesson since I was like 5.
                  Ebony
                  12
                  They transformed themselves into a race that could swim in the sea.
                  Seveneves
                  13
                  They swim at U.S. college level, which means they cannot earn money.
                  Reuters
                  14
                  Far too many of its rivers are not safe to swim in.
                  Radio NZ
                  15
                  We swim across the Cylindrical Sea and walk over to the chairlift.
                  The Complete Rama Omnibus
                  16
                  The pearlfish has to swim up sea cucumber butts to escape predation.
                  Wired
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                  Swim through the time
                  Swim across language varieties
                  Australia
                  Common
                  South Africa
                  Common
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                  Common
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