fish

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /fɪʃ/
• SAMPA: /fIS/

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Noun

Singular fish

Plural fish or fishes

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fish

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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) Fish is the meat of a fish.

   White wine goes well with fish.

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  A fish
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  A fish
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  A lot of fish
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  Ten different fishes

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.

Related words

• fisherman