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они плывут

are swimming, are floating, are sailing, are going by boat

p ɫ ɨ v u t → плыть
плыв to swim + ут 3rd person plural present
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Uncommon #23,032
are swimming, are floating
RU: Дети плывут к берегу.
EN: The children are swimming toward the shore.
are sailing, are going by boat
RU: Они плывут на катере по реке.
EN: They are going by boat down the river.
Conjugation of плыть
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First плыву плывем
Second плывёшь —
Third плывёт плывут

Их плывут спасать.

They're going to rescue them by boat.

— Radio Day (2008)

Они плывут к нам.

They are swimming towards us.

— Подводная лодка (1981)

Видишь, как они плывут?

Do you see how they swim?

— Дух улья (1973)

Мы лежали в траве, держась за руки, и смотрели, как мимо плывут облака.

We lay in the grass, holding hands, and watched the clouds drift by.

На море лодки плывут туда-сюда совсем рядом друг с другом.

Out at sea, boats are going back and forth very close to one another.

— Служанка (2016)

Бьюсь об заклад, эти ублюдки плывут туда.

I bet those bastards are heading there.

— Солнечные понедельники (2002)

Они плывут на его лодке.

They are sailing on his boat.

— История Дэвида Копперфилда (2019)

Рыбы плывут прямо за нами.

The fish are swimming right behind us.

— Рыбка Поньо на утёсе (2008)