- 1 [intransitive] to try to catch fish with a hook, nets, etc. The trawler was fishing off the coast of Iceland. fish for something You can fish for trout in this stream.
- 2 [intransitive] go fishing to spend time fishing for pleasure Let's go fishing this weekend.
- 3[transitive] fish something (for something) to try to catch fish in the area of water mentioned They fished the loch for salmon.
- 4[intransitive] + adv./prep. to search for something, using your hands She fished around in her bag for her keys. Word Origin Old English fisc (as a noun denoting any animal living exclusively in water), fiscian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vis, vissen and German Fisch, fischen. Phrasal Verbsfish for somethingfish out somebody
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BrE BrE//fɪʃ//; NAmE NAmE//fɪʃ//Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they fish
BrE BrE//fɪʃ//; NAmE NAmE//fɪʃ//he / she / it fishes
BrE BrE//ˈfɪʃɪz//; NAmE NAmE//ˈfɪʃɪz//past simple fished
BrE BrE//fɪʃt//; NAmE NAmE//fɪʃt//past participle fished
BrE BrE//fɪʃt//; NAmE NAmE//fɪʃt//-ing form fishing
BrE BrE//ˈfɪʃɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//ˈfɪʃɪŋ//