swim

Everyday

1. To swim means to move through water using your arms and legs. tree →
2. A swim is a time when you swim: go for a swim. tree →
3. Fish swim using their fins and tails. tree →
4. «My head is swimming» means you feel dizzy. tree →

In the lessons

Maths: an action with distance, laps or time (swim 10 laps, swim for 30 minutes); laps or meters per day is a rate. Sport: swimming lessons, swimming pool, strokes like front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke. Safety: swim only where a lifeguard can see you, between the flags, never alone.

Examples

• Lily swims 8 laps each day. tree →
• He swam 200 meters. tree →
• They swim for 45 minutes. tree →
• How many laps did she swim in a week? tree →
• Always swim between the red and yellow flags. tree →
• Fish swim in schools. tree →
• We go for a swim after school on Fridays. tree →
• I learned to swim when I was five. tree →
• “Shall we swim or fly, Peter?” tree →

Note

Irregular: swim, swam, swum; doubles the m: swimming, swimmer. The action of the story; laps or meters per day is a rate, so the total is days × laps. Trap: a lap may be one length or there and back; read the problem.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Tradition sees the floating iron axe-head as a miracle done by the prophet Elisha. In the primary lessons: Maths: an action with distance, laps or time (swim 10 laps, swim for 30 minutes); laps or meters per day is a rate. Sport: swimming lessons, swimming pool, strokes like front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke. Safety: swim only where a lifeguard can see you, between the flags, never alone.

Examples

• And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim. (Prophets 2KI.6.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• I am weary with my groaning; every night make I my bed to swim; I melt away my couch with my tears. (Writings PSA.6.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass through; for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed through. (Prophets EZK.47.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Irregular: swim, swam, swum; doubles the m: swimming, swimmer. The action of the story; laps or meters per day is a rate, so the total is days × laps. Trap: a lap may be one length or there and back; read the problem.