vissen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fish noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
- fishing noun The activity or sport of catching fish.
- Pisces name A zodiac constellation depicted as two fish tied together by a ribbon, and the astrological sign covering roughly late February to late March.
Senses
vissen is used for these senses in English:
- fish (intransitive, transitive) To hunt fish or other aquatic animals in a body of water, or to collect coral or pearls from the bottom of the sea.
- fishing (uncountable, informal) The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.
- fishing (uncountable) Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale.
fish — full definition
- noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
- noun The flesh of such an animal, eaten as food.
- verb To try to catch fish.
- verb To search for or try to obtain something indirectly, often through hints or probing questions.
fishing — full definition
- noun The activity or sport of catching fish.
- noun The industry of catching fish and seafood commercially.