"swim" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

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swim + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 19
swim laps • swim several miles • swim team • swim the leg • swim the way • ...
(1) lap, leg, trunk, fin, goggle
Kolokacji: 5
(2) mile, yard
Kolokacji: 2
1. swim several miles = przepłyń kilka mil swim several miles
2. swim several yards = pływaj kilkoma jardami swim several yards
  • His mother funded the establishment of the library, on condition that every Harvard graduate be able to swim 50 yards.
  • He swam another hundred yards down the beach, then started toward shore.
  • Learning means lots of falling in, so you must be able to swim 25 yards.
  • The student needs to swim 15 yards on front, back and crawl, also jump into deep water from side.
  • He starts with a 400-yard warm-up, then swims 2,000 yards in a little more than half an hour.
  • Early in the week, four swam the 300 yards back to their country.
  • He screamed at people, urging them to try to swim 60 yards to a sandbar, from which they could walk to shore.
  • Using a flashlight to guide their way, they swam 300 yards to the dock.
  • Parker gave up after swimming 100 yards and came to shore at the western end of the island.
  • A fourth managed to swim several hundred yards to shore to raise the alarm.
(3) team, club
Kolokacji: 2
(4) way, event
Kolokacji: 2
(6) lesson, coach
Kolokacji: 2
(7) tennis, volleyball
Kolokacji: 2
verbo + swim
Kolokacji: 12
learn to swim • try to swim • start swimming • begin swimming • begin to swim • ...
swim + preposición
Kolokacji: 42
swim through • swim out • swim up • swim across • swim off • ...
swim + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 55
swim away • swim ashore • swim slowly • swim well • swim faster • ...

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