Tra từ swim - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

swim [swim swims swam swimming swum] verb, noun BrE [swɪm] NAmE [swɪm]
verb (swim·ming, swamBrE [swæm] ; NAmE [swæm] swumBrE [swʌm] ; NAmE [swʌm] )
1. intransitive, transitive (of a person)to move through water in a horizontal position using the arms and legs
• I can't swim.
• The boys swam across the lake.
•We swam out (= away from land) to the yacht.
•They spent the day swimming and sunbathing.
•~ sth Can you swim backstroke yet?
•How long will it take her to swim the Channel?
2. intransitive go swimmingto spend time swimming for pleasure
• I go swimming twice a week.
3. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) (of a fish, etc.)to move through or across water
• A shoal of fish swam past.
• Ducks were swimming around on the river.
4. intransitive (usually be swimming)to be covered with a lot of liquid
•~ (in sth) The main course was swimming in oil.
•~ (with sth) Her eyes were swimming with tears.
5. intransitive (of objects, etc.)to seem to be moving around, especially when you are ill/sick or drunk
•The pages swam before her eyes.
6. intransitive to feel confused and/or as if everything is spinning around
•His head swam and he swayed dizzily.
see sink or swim at ↑sink _v.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English swimman (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwemmen and German schwimmen.

Which Word?:
bath / bathe / swim / sunbathe
When you wash yourself you can say that you bath (BrE) or bathe (NAmE), but it is much more common to say have a bath (BrE) or take a bath (NAmE).
You can also bath (BrE) or bathe (NAmE) another person, for example a baby.
You bathe a part of your body, especially to clean a wound.
When you go swimming it is old-fashioned to say that you bathe, and you cannot say that you bath or take a bath. It is more common to swim, go for a swim, have a swim or go swimming: ▪ Let’s go for a quick swim in the pool. ◇ ▪ She goes swimming every morning before breakfast. What you wear for this activity is usually called a swimming costume in BrE and a bathing suit in NAmE.
When you lie in the sun in order to go brown you sunbathe.

Example Bank:
•A beaver swam vigorously upstream.
•A water vole swam vigorously upstream.
•Exhausted, they swam ashore.
•He can't swim well.
•She swam back towards the shore.
•We swam out to the boat.
•swimming across the river
•swimming in the sea
•to swim across the river
•to swim in the sea
Idiom: ↑in the swim

noun
1. singular a period of time during which you swim
•Let's go for a swim.
2. (especially NAmE)(in compounds) related to or used for swimming
•a swim meet (= a swimming competition between teams)
•swim trunks

Word Origin:
Old English swimman (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwemmen and German schwimmen.

Example Bank:
•How about a quick swim before breakfast?
•She got up early and went for a swim.