Fish - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish
after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat
they have a chef who specializes in fish
- the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 (syn: pisces)
verb
Extra examples
We're having fish for dinner.
...he's rather an odd fish...
We spent the afternoon fishing for trout.
They fished the stream all morning.
She was fishing around in her purse for her keys.
Fish bite at bait.
He fished for a coin in his pocket.
Blinded by the steam, he had to fish around for the soap in his bath.
Ronny caught three huge fish this afternoon.
Over 1,500 different species of fish inhabit the waters around the reef.
The stonefish is the most deadly of all fishes.
The lake is well stocked with fish (=fish have been put into the lake).
One usually drinks white wine with fish.
Dad really loves to fish.
She fished around in her purse and pulled out a photo.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: fish
he/she/it: fishes
present participle: fishing
past tense: fished
past participle: fished
singular: fish
plural: fish or fishes
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