Swept is the past tense and past participle of sweep.
swept in British English
(swɛpt)
verb
the past tense of sweep
swept in American English
(swɛpt)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
pt. & pp. of
sweep
Examples of 'swept' in a sentence
swept
She dreamed she heard the sound of a car, and saw lights as they swept across the window.
Stuart Harrison LOST SUMMER (2002)
A pack of young men swept past her, hollering at the top of their voices.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
Rebecca swept into the room shaking her hands, which were dripping with water.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
A white bird with gray wings and bright blue feet swept low over the stern, crying out in a nasal honk.
Gregg Andrew Hurwitz MINUTES TO BURN (2002)
All related terms of 'swept'
sweep
If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle.
swipe
If you swipe at a person or thing, you try to hit them with a stick or other object , making a swinging movement with your arm .
rain-swept
A rain-swept place is a place where it is raining heavily.
wind-swept
swept by or exposed to winds
swept volume
the volume of air per revolution that passes through a mechanical pump when the pressure at the intake and the exhaust is the same as that of the atmosphere
sweep up
If you sweep up rubbish or dirt , you push it together with a brush and then remove it.
volumetric displacement
the volume of air per revolution that passes through a mechanical pump when the pressure at the intake and the exhaust is the same as that of the atmosphere
Chinese translation of 'swept'
swept
(swɛpt)
pt, pp
ofsweep
sweep
(swiːp)
Word forms:ptppswept
n(c)
the floor could do with a sweep地板该(該)扫(掃)了 (dìbǎn gāi sǎo le)
(= curve) 蜿蜒 (wānyán)
(= range) 广(廣)度 (guǎngdù)
vt
(with brush) 扫(掃) (sǎo)
(with hand) 拂去 (fúqù)
[one's hair]掠 (lüè)
[wind]吹 (chuī)
[water, crowd]冲(沖) (chōng)
[eyes, lights][place]扫(掃)视(視) (sǎoshì)
vi
to sweep in/out/past[person]昂首阔(闊)步地进(進)来(來)/出去/走过(過) (áng shǒu kuò bù de jìnlái/chūqù/zǒuguò)
[hand, arm]挥(揮)舞 (huīwǔ)
[wind]吹 (chuī)
to sweep sth under the carpet or rug (fig) 隐(隱)瞒(瞞)某事 (yǐnmán mǒushì)