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- [swept]
- /swɛpt/
- /swept/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swept]
- /swɛpt/
Definitions of swept word
- verb swept simple past tense and past participle of sweep1 . 1
- adjective swept (of a sword guard) made up of curved bars. 1
- verb with object swept to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like. 1
- verb with object swept to clear or clean (a floor, room, chimney, etc.) of dirt, litter, or the like, by means of a broom or brush. 1
- verb with object swept to drive or carry by some steady force, as of a wind or wave: The wind swept the snow into drifts. 1
- verb with object swept to pass or draw (something) over a surface with a continuous stroke or movement: The painter swept a brush over his canvas. 1
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Origin of swept
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English swepen (v.); compare Old English geswēpa sweepings, derivative of swāpan to sweep (> obsolete English swope); cognate with German schweifen
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Parts of speech for Swept
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
swept popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
swept usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for swept
adj swept
- arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
- arenose — sandy
- cruddy — dirty or unpleasant
- dishabille — the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.
- dreggy — abounding in or like dregs; filthy; muddy.
noun swept
- cambered — Having camber.
- chorded — Simple past tense and past participle of chord.
- corkscrewed — Simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew.
- coursed — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- ebbed — the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
verb swept
- circumambulated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate.
- combed — Simple past tense and past participle of comb.
- depurated — Simple past tense and past participle of depurate.
- edulcorated — Simple past tense and past participle of edulcorate.
- enfiladed — Simple past tense and past participle of enfilade.
adjective swept
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- disarrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
- fouled — grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell.
Antonyms for swept
verb swept
- crept — Crept is the past tense and past participle of creep.
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