schwimmen
Meaning
- (class-3, intransitive, strong) to swim (to use swimming motions to move in the water)
- (class-3, intransitive, strong) to swim (for pleasure, as a sport, etc.)
- (class-3, intransitive, strong, transitive) to swim (a certain distance)
- (class-3, intransitive, strong) to transport by floating
- (class-3, intransitive, strong) to float, to be floating
- (class-3, intransitive, strong) to float (somewhere), to move (somewhere) by floating
- (class-3, intransitive, strong) to be doused or covered in liquid
- (class-3, intransitive, strong) to be swimming in (money, etc.)
- (class-3, intransitive, strong) to be moving in a blurry or indistinct fashion, to swim (in someone's vision)
- (class-3, colloquial, intransitive, strong) to lose control (of a situation)
Concepts
take a swim
be afloat
become loose
have inspiration
Synonyms
Translations
nager
nuotare
zwemmen
nadar
nadar
yüzmek
nedar
natareFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃvɪmən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German swimmen, from Old High German swimman, from Proto-West Germanic *swimman, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną. Compare Low German swimmen, Dutch zwemmen, English swim, Danish svømme.
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