phish
phish · phishes · phished · phishing
To engage in phishingTo engage in phishing.
US/fˈɪʃ/
» You should be aware of online scams and phishing attempts.
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1 sensesTo engage in phishing.
Examples
8 sentencesYou should be aware of online scams and phishing attempts.
Be cautious of phishing.
Is phishing illegal?
Phishing is a cybercrime.
Phishing is a crime.
Origin
Back-formation from phishing.Back-formation from phishing.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
phishes, phishing, phished, phishedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.