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swept

[swept]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of sweep.



adjective

  1. (of a sword guard) made up of curved bars.

swept

/ ɛ /

verb

  1. the past tense of sweep

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unswept adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of swept1

First recorded in 1550–60, for the adjective
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Just after that survey was completed, a severe measles epidemic swept the area, killing one-fourth of all children.

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With their prodigious talent, the Dodgers should not be swept in a series.

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It’s unfortunate that innocents are being swept up in mass immigration raids.

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Isiah, a devout Catholic, was so frightened he stopped attending weekly Mass for fear that he could be swept up in the raids.

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The Dodgers have lost six games in a row, swept in back-to-back series by the Houston Astros and the Milwaukee Brewers.

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