1 to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: “The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim”
zwemmen

2 to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: “He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool”
zwemmen

3 to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: “His head was swimming”
duizelen
an act of swimming: “We went for a swim in the lake.”
het zwemmen

'swimmer (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a person who swims or who can swim: “He's a strong swimmer.”
zwemmer

'swimming (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

covered with, or floating in, a liquid: “meat swimming in/with grease.”
drijvend

'swimming-bath (nouns)

an indoor or outdoor pool for swimming in.
zwembad

'swimming-trunks (noun plural)

short pants worn by boys and men for swimming.
zwembroek

'swimsuit (nouns)

a (woman's) garment worn for swimming.
zwempak
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to swim	zwemmen (ww.)
swim	drijven

Bronnen: interglot; Wakefield genealogy pages




EN: go for a dip
EN: go for a swim
EN: paddle

EN: swim with the tide NL: meedoen met de rest
EN: swim a person a 100 yards NL: 100 yards tegen iemand zwemmen
EN: she swam into the room NL: zij kwam de kamer binnen zweven
EN: eyes swimming in tears NL: ogen vol tranen
EN: have (go for) a swim NL: (gaan) zwemmen
EN: be in the swim NL: meedoen NL: op de hoogte zijn (van de tijd etc.)