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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

/ swɛpt /

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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  • un·swept adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of swept1

First recorded in 1550–60, for the adjective
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Example Sentences

He was also swept about in the music of D.C., a scene which gave rise to such acts as Fugazi and Thievery Corporation.

In mid-summer, as the epidemic swept through the region, schools closed one by one.

Business owners swept up glass in front of their barber shop.

Fans and novices soon became swept up in the movement, tracing each work like buried treasure.

As the deadly virus swept through the region, entire families of farmers and harvesters were wiped out.

Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."

When Europeans, native travelers and mails were swept out of existence they fought each other.

Grandfather Mole felt it brush his back as it swept into place again.

Her black eyelashes were long, and under their protecting shadow she swept a glance at the card above the young man's plate.

He swam with her upon the summit of the breaking Wave, lifted upon its crest, swept onward irresistibly.

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