Swum

/swʌm/

तैरा हुआ (swim का past participle); (have/has/had के साथ) तैर चुका/चुकी

Origin & History

“Swum” comes from Old English “swummen,” the past participle of “swimman” (to swim), with Germanic roots.

“Swum” की उत्पत्ति Old English “swummen” से है, जो “swimman” (तैरना) का past participle था; इसकी जड़ें जर्मैनिक भाषाओं में हैं।

Definition

“Swum” is the past participle of “swim,” used with “have/has/had” (e.g., “have swum”) and sometimes as an adjective (e.g., “a swum distance”).

“Swum”, “swim” क्रिया का past participle है; इसका प्रयोग “have/has/had” के साथ perfect tenses बनाने में होता है (जैसे “have swum”), और कभी-कभी विशेषण की तरह भी (जैसे “swum distance” = तैरी हुई दूरी)।

Parts of Speech

Verb (past participle):
She has swum across the river twice.
वह नदी को दो बार तैरकर पार कर चुकी है।
Adjective (rare):
He wrote down the swum distance in his training log.
उसने अपने प्रशिक्षण रिकॉर्ड में तैरी हुई दूरी लिख ली।

Usage Examples

I have never swum in the ocean.
By noon, they had swum three laps.
She has swum since childhood.
He hasn’t swum for weeks because of the injury.
The athlete has swum a personal best this season.

Synonyms

Swam (simple past; not interchangeable in perfect tenses) Completed a swim (phrase) Gone swimming (phrase)

Antonyms

Sank Drowned Did not swim

Related Forms

Noun
Swim / Swimming / Swimmer
Verb
Swim / Swims / Swimming / Swam / Swum
Adjective
Swimming / Swum (rare)

Idioms & Phrases

Swim with the tide
धारा/रुझान के साथ चलना
Swim against the tide
धारा/रुझान के विरुद्ध जाना
Swim in money
बहुत धनवान होना; पैसे में लद जाना
Sink or swim
करो या मरो; सफल हो या असफल