swim
verb (used without object)
to move in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
had swum
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past perfectof swim.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Off a Mediterranean beach, countless shoes bobbed in the blue waters, abandoned by migrants who had swum to this slice of Spanish territory along the Strait of Gibraltar, just off the coast of Morocco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
An affidavit from Ghost tendered in court on Tuesday described how she and MacInnes had swum at the beach in the early evening of September 2023, returning to her apartment feeling cold.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
Steadman had swum for GB in the 2008 and 2012 Games, before moving into her stronger discipline.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2024
They first spotted the canine, which had swum to the side of the river and gotten out of the rapidly flowing current, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
After we had swum around in the water for a while Finny said, “Will you do me the pleasure of jumping out of the tree first?”
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
