fish

A fish is an animal that lives in water. This is a common word in English.

• Do you like to eat fish?
• A fish swims in the water. (singular)
• Fish swim in the water. (plural)
• You can keep fish as pets.
• This fish lives in a fish bowl.

Fishing is a popular sport:

People go fishing in lakes, rivers, ponds, oceans, and seas.
If you go fishing in the winter, it’s called ice fishing.
A person who goes fishing is called a fisherman. Fishermen regard fishing as a relaxing sport.
Most people use a fishing pole to catch fish. You can also call it a fishing rod.
Bait is put on the end of a string with a hook to catch the fish. A fish takes the bait. Worms or other small fish are used as bait.
Fishermen also use lures to catch fish. A lure is artificial bait.	lure

The word "fish" is also a verb:

He’s fishing. He fishes in the summer.
Someone is ice fishing. He’s fishing from inside a fishing shack.

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Published on February 8, 2018