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fish is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
first - fish - fit

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Singular
fish

Plural
fish or fishes

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Picture dictionary
fishfish
fish
carp
carp
carp
eel
eel
eel
goldfish
goldfish
goldfish
herring
herring
herring
mackerel
mackerel
mackerel
salmon
salmon
salmon
sardine
sardine
sardine
shark
shark
shark
trout
trout
trout
tuna
tuna
tuna
  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.

Verb

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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.
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