"fishes" meaning in English

See fishes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪʃɪz/ [UK] Audio: en-uk-fishes.ogg [UK] Forms: fish [singular], fish or fishes [plural]
enPR: fĭʹshĭz [UK] Head templates: {{noun|fish|fish|fishes}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of fish; more than one (kind of) fish.
    Sense id: simple-fishes-en-noun-YCRe6YbJ Categories (other): Plurals

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɪʃɪz/ [UK] Audio: en-uk-fishes.ogg [UK] Forms: fish [canonical], fishes [third-person, singular], fished [past], fished [past, participle], fishing [present, participle]
enPR: fĭʹshĭz [UK] Head templates: {{verb|fish|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of fish.
    Sense id: simple-fishes-en-verb-ALKn3EYm
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          "source": "w"
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        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɪʃɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    }
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        "The plural form of fish; more than one (kind of) fish."
      ]
    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɪʃɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪʃɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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