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swim the Tiber

swim the Tiber verb: to convert to Catholicism.

Verb

swim the Tiber (third-person singular simple present swims the Tiber, present participle swimming the Tiber, simple past swam the Tiber, past participle swum the Tiber)

  1. (intransitive) To convert to Catholicism.

Forms of swim the Tiber

third-person singular presentswims the Tiber
present participleswimming the Tiber
pastswam the Tiber
past participleswum the Tiber
alternative formcross the Tiber

Questions about swim the Tiber

What does swim the Tiber mean?
Swim the Tiber means to convert to Catholicism.
What part of speech is swim the Tiber?
Swim the Tiber is a verb.
What is the past tense of swim the Tiber?
The past tense of swim the Tiber is swam the Tiber.

Words near swim the Tiber in the dictionary

  1. swim platforms
  2. swim ring
  3. swim rings
  4. swim shorts
  5. swim the Thames
  6. swim the Tiber
  7. swim trunks
  8. swim upstream
  9. swim with sharks
  10. swim-bladder
  11. swim-bladders

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