swim
verb (used without object)
to move in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
has swum
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present perfectof swim (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Heather Hamilton, who snorkels off the coast of Cornwall virtually every week with her father David, has swum through large blooms of salps, a species that looks a bit like a jellyfish.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2025
“There are few beluga whales along the Norwegian coast and in Sweden. He probably wants to have a family but has swum a little wrong,” he told Swedish broadcaster TV4.
From Washington Times ● May 30, 2023
She has swum alongside Olympians Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel, marveling at how they seem to effortlessly and efficiently reach the other end and turn as she chugs along through the water.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
Ewing, who has swum alongside Santos since the two were in elementary school.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2022
Along the top of a wood Thy coracle has swum across ridges, There is a wood laden with beautiful fruit Under the prow of thy little skiff.
From Ancient Irish Poetry by Various
