Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable)The act of catching fish.

    We had a good day's fishing at the weekend.

    Fischen, Fischfang

    рыба́лкаrybálka, ры́бная ло́вляrýbnaja lóvlja, рыболо́вствоrybolóvstvo

    риба́лкаrybálka, риболо́вляrybolóvlja, риба́льствоrybálʹstvo

    the occupation of catching fish for a living

  2. (informal, uncountable)The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.

  3. (uncountable)Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale.

    This is good news for the fishing industry.

  4. (countable)A fishery, a place for catching fish.

Examples

1222 sentences
  1. My brother goes fishing every weekend.

    Мій брат кожні вихідні їде ловити рибу.

    ruМой брат ходит на рыбалку каждые выходные.

    deMein Bruder geht an jedem Wochenende angeln.

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  2. I have a book about fishing.

    У мене є книга про риболовлю.

    ruУ меня есть книга про рыбалку.

    deIch habe ein Angelbuch.

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  3. You may go swimming or fishing.

    Можна йти плавати або рибалити.

    deSie können schwimmen oder angeln gehen.

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  4. How about going fishing with me?

    Бажаєш порибалити зі мною?

    ruХочешь пойти со мной порыбачить?

    deWas hältst du davon, mit mir angeln zu gehen?

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  5. Does Tom have a fishing license?

    У Тома є ліцензія на риболовлю?

    ruУ Тома есть лицензия на рыбную ловлю?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act or sport of catching fish:
Русский
By meaning 2
act or sport of catching fish:
business of catching fish:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act or sport of catching fish:
business of catching fish:

Origin

From Middle English fischynge, equivalent to fish + -ing.

From Middle English fischynge, equivalent to fish + -ing.

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Forms

plural: fishings
Singularfishing
Pluralfishings

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
fisherythe fish industrythe seafood industry
Close in meaning

Word family

33 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • go fishing
  • go fishing with
  • to go fishing
  • gone gone fishing
  • go fishing together
  • often go fishing
  • gone fishing
  • fishing together
  • fishing by himself
  • goes fishing every
  • a fishing boat
  • fishing boat

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fishing — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto