noun

fish

fish

There are many fish in the lake.

There are many fish in the lake.

We had fish for dinner last night.

We had fish for dinner last night.

((fish)) [countable] an animal that lives in water I saw a big fish in the river.

((fish)) [uncountable] the flesh of a fish eaten as food Do you like to eat fish?

Synonyms: seafood

From Old English 'fisc', from a Proto-Germanic root.

A fundamental word. Note that the plural is usually 'fish', but 'fishes' is used for different species of fish.

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