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The past form of the verb is swam (She swam to the shore) and the past participle is swum (Have you swum recently?), but the reverse will be found in older writing:

Who, being shipwrecked, had swam naked to land—Dr Johnson, 1750

As she sprang to meet it, with an eye that swum to thanks—Tennyson, 1847.

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verb

To have the sensation of turning in circles: reel, spin, swirl, whirl. See repetition.

noun

The act of swimming: dip, duck, dunk, plunge. See work/play.

Idioms beginning with swim:
swim against the current
swim with the tide

See also in the swim; sink or swim.

IN BRIEF: To move in the water using arms and legs or fins and tail.

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it. — Jonathan Winters, comedian and entertainer.

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sign description: Both hands come out away from the body in a swimming motion.

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For a list of words related to swim, see:

• 1960’s
• Mood and Intent - swim: propel oneself smoothly as through water

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See words rhyming with "swim."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - svømme, flyde, svæve
v. tr. - svømme, flyde, svæve, svømme over
n. - svømmen, svømmetur
adj. - svømme-

idioms:

• in the swim    være med hvor det sker
• one's head swims    være svimmel, være rundtosset

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwemmen, drijven, zwempartij

Français (French)
v. intr. - nager ou baigner dans, tourner (la tête, une scène), flotter (un mirage), inonder (de)
v. tr. - nager, traverser (qch) à la nage, faire (qch) à la nage
n. - baignade, vertige
adj. - de baignade

idioms:

• in the swim    (être) dans le coup
• one's head swims    sa tête qui tourne

Deutsch (German)
v. - schwimmen, durchschwimmen
n. - Schwimmen
adj. - Schwimmen...

idioms:

• in the swim    auf dem laufenden, im Bunde
• one's head swims    jmdm. ist schwindelig

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κολυμπώ, πλέω (μέσα σε), επιπλέω, (μτφ.) υπερνικώ δυσχέρειες, επιβιώνω, ζαλίζομαι
n. - κολύμβηση, κολύμπι, ψαρότοπος, (μτφ.) τρέχουσα κατάσταση

idioms:

• in the swim    μέσα στα πράγματα, στα μέσα και στα έξω
• one's head swims    το κεφάλι μου γυρίζει, ζαλίζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
nuotare

idioms:

• in the swim    al corrente
• one's head swims    girare la testa

Português (Portuguese)
v. - nadar
n. - natação (f)

idioms:

• in the swim    a par
• one's head swims    a cabeça gira

Русский (Russian)
плавание, купание, основное течение (событий), головокружение, плавать, купаться, пустить вплавь, плавно двигаться, чувствовать головокружение

idioms:

• in the swim    быть в курсе дела, быть в центре событий
• one's head swims    голова кружится

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - nadar, sobrenadar, flotar, deslizarse, pasar o moverse suavemente, dejarse ir o llevar, tener vértigo o vahído, anegarse, estar lleno o llenarse de
v. tr. - hacer nadar o flotar, recorrer o pasar a nado
n. - acción de nadar, nado, deslizamiento, espacio para nadar, vahído, vértigo
adj. - de natación

idioms:

• in the swim    al tanto, al día
• one's head swims    la cabeza de uno da vueltas

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - simma, flyta, översvämma, fyllas, bad, gå runt
n. - simning, simtur, händelsernas centrum, fiskeställe, glidande gång

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
游泳, 漂浮, 游, 游过, 使浮起, 潮流, 游泳时穿戴的

idioms:

• in the swim    合潮流, 合时髦
• one's head swims    头昏脑胀

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 游泳, 漂浮, 遊
v. tr. - 游過, 使浮起
n. - 游泳, 潮流, 漂浮
adj. - 游泳時穿戴的

idioms:

• in the swim    合潮流, 合時髦
• one's head swims    頭昏腦脹

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 헤엄치다, 뜨다, 잠기다
v. tr. - 헤엄치다, 헤엄쳐 건너다, ~와 경영하다
n. - 수영, 유영, 물고기의 부레
adj. - 헤엄치는

idioms:

• in the swim    사정에 밝아

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 泳ぐ, 浮かぶ, スーッと進む, なめらかに動く, 走る, 浸る, あふれる, 回るように見える, ちらつく, 泳いで横断する, で泳ぐ
n. - 水泳, なめらかな動き, 魚が寄ってくる淵, 成り行き

idioms:

• in the swim    時勢に乗っている

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسبح (الاسم) سباحه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮שחה, צף, נתקף סחרחורת, נע בתנועה מעגלית, הוצף‬
v. tr. - ‮שחה, צלח בשחייה, הציף, שחה בסגנון מסוים, התחרה בשחייה‬
n. - ‮שחייה, משחה‬
adj. - ‮של משחה או שחייה‬

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