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swept

[ swept ]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of sweep 1.


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

  • ܲ·ɱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of swept1

First recorded in 1550–60, for the adjective
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Swimming is strongly discouraged at Ocean Beach, as people have been swept out to sea in as little as 3 feet of water, according to the San Francisco Fire Department.

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At 18:30 BST, churches and cathedrals across the country will ring their bells, which the Church of England says will echo the sounds that swept across the country in 1945.

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And yet he has spent the last three months watching much of what he believes in being swept away by his successor.

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Legal permanent residents and citizens are being swept up as well.

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Just to be sure, the chapel and the two guesthouses will be swept for microphones and bugs.

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