English for fish: fish, pronounced ? [f?].
Word Pronunciation: English [f], American [f]. vi. to catch, to fish for; to fish with a hook. n. fish, fishes. vt. to fish for, to catch fish for; to search for. n. (Fish) a person's name; (Eng., S.) Fish; (R.) Fisch.
Fish, which gives people the first impression that it means "fish", is actually not so simple in its usage. fish is used as a countable noun to mean "the number of fish" with the same singular and plural forms (two fish), to mean "types of fish" with the same plural form (two fish), to mean "types of fish" with the same singular and plural forms (two fish), and to mean "types of fish" with the same plural form (two fish). When used as a countable noun, fish has the same singular and plural form (two fish), while the plural form is fishes when referring to "types of fish" (two fishes).
Common Sentences
1. The best fish swim near the bottom.
The best fish swims near the bottom.
2. At last, we caught three little fish for our soup.
Finally, we caught three little fish for our soup.
3. What kind of fish is this?
What kind of fish is this?