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fish

[change] Pronunciation

[change] Noun

Singular
fish

Plural
fish or fishes

  1. (countable) A fish is an animal that lives in the water and has scales and gills.
    When I went fishing, I only caught two fish.
  2. (uncountable) The flesh of fish.
    White wine goes well with fish.

[change] Verb

Plain form
fish

Third-person singular
fishes

Past tense
fished

Past participle
fished

Present participle
fishing

Men fishing with a net
  1. To fish means to catch fish, or to get other things that are in the water.
    He fished the ball out of the river.