swithed

swith

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swith]
- /swɪθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swith]
- /swɪθ/

Definitions of swithed word

adverb swithed Chiefly British Dialect. immediately; quickly. 1
verb with object swithed Scot. to hurry; hasten. 1

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Origin of swithed

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English (adv.), Old English swīthe strongly, equivalent to swīth strong (cognate with German geschwind, Old Norse svinnr fast, Gothic swinths strong) + -e adv. suffix

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Parts of speech for Swithed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Swithed

swithed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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