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Definition of fish verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fish

verb
 
 
/fɪʃ/
 
/fɪʃ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fish
 
/fɪʃ/
 
/fɪʃ/
he / she / it fishes
 
/ˈfɪʃɪz/
 
/ˈfɪʃɪz/
past simple fished
 
/fɪʃt/
 
/fɪʃt/
past participle fished
 
/fɪʃt/
 
/fɪʃt/
-ing form fishing
 
/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
 
/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1.  
     [intransitive] to try to catch fish with nets, a fishing line, etc.
    • The trawler was fishing off the coast of Iceland.
    • Several people were fishing in the river.
    • fish for something You can fish for trout in this stream.
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  2.  
     [intransitive]
    go fishing
    to spend time fishing for pleasure
    • Let's go fishing this weekend.
    • I used to go salmon fishing in the Waitaki River.
  3. [transitive] fish something (for something) to try to catch fish in the area of water mentioned
    • They fished the loch for salmon.
  4. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to search for something, using your hands
    • She fished around in her bag for her keys.
    5. Word OriginOld English fisc (as a noun denoting any animal living exclusively in water), fiscian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vis, vissen and German Fisch, fischen.
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