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fishfish1 /fɪʃ/ ●●● S1 W2 noun (plural fish or fishes) Etymology
ETYMOLOGYfish1
Origin: Old English fisc; related to Pisces
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 Ronny caught three huge fish this afternoon.
 a colorful tropical fish
 A school of fish swam by.
1 [countable] an animal that lives in water, takes in oxygen through the gills on the side of its body, and uses its fins and tail to swim:  Ronny caught three huge fish this afternoon.a freshwater/saltwater/tropical fish a colorful tropical fish A school of fish swam by.2[uncountable] the flesh of a fish used as food:  fried fish I don’t eat fish.3feel/be like a fish out of water to feel uncomfortable because you are in an unfamiliar place or situation:  I’d feel like a fish out of water if I had to live in the big city.4there are more/other fish in the sea (also there are plenty (more) fish in the sea) used to tell someone whose relationship has ended that there are other people he or she can have a relationship with5have other/bigger fish to fry informal to have other things to do, especially more important things:  I can’t deal with this now – I’ve got other fish to fry.6a cold fish an unfriendly person who seems to have no strong feelings7a big fish in a small pond someone who is important or who has influence over a very small area8neither fish nor fowl neither one thing nor another:  We were caught between two generations, neither fish nor fowl. [Origin: Old English fisc; related to Pisces]
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fishfish2 ●●○ S3 verb Verb Table
VERB TABLE
fish
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyfish
he, she, itfishes
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyfished
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave fished
he, she, ithas fished
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad fished
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill fish
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have fished
Continuous Form
PresentIam fishing
he, she, itis fishing
you, we, theyare fishing
PastI, he, she, itwas fishing
you, we, theywere fishing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been fishing
he, she, ithas been fishing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been fishing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be fishing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been fishing
1 [intransitive] to try to catch fish: fish for We’re fishing for trout.2[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to search through a bag, pocket, container, etc. trying to find something: fish in She fished in her bag and produced a plastic card.fish for She fished around in her purse and pulled out a picture.3be fishing for compliments to try to make someone say something nice about you, usually by asking a question:  I’m not fishing for compliments. I just want an honest opinion.4fish or cut bait spoken used to tell someone to do something that he or she has been talking about doing for too long5[transitive] formal to try to catch fish in a particular area of water:  Other nations are forbidden to fish the waters within 200 miles of the coast.6be fishing for information/news/gossip etc. to try to find out secret information:  He was fishing for information about her previous boyfriends.fish out phrasal verb1fish somebody/something ↔ out to pull someone or something out of water: fish somebody/something out of something Police divers fished the body out of the East River a week later.2fish something ↔ out to take something out of a bag, pocket, container, etc. after searching inside for it:  Eric reached in the bag and fished out a piece of candy.