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swoopswoop /swup/ verb [intransitive usually + adv./prep.] ETYMOLOGYswoopOrigin: 1500-1600 swope to sweep (11-19 centuries), from Old English swapan; ➔ SWEEP1 VERB TABLEswoop |
Present | I, you, we, they | swoop | | he, she, it | swoops | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | swooped | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have swooped | | he, she, it | has swooped | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had swooped | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will swoop | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have swooped |
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Present | I | am swooping | | he, she, it | is swooping | | you, we, they | are swooping | Past | I, he, she, it | was swooping | | you, we, they | were swooping | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been swooping | | he, she, it | has been swooping | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been swooping | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be swooping | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been swooping |
1if a bird or aircraft swoops, it moves suddenly and steeply down through the air, especially to attack something: swoop in/down/from etc. A huge owl swooped down from the tree.2to make a sudden attack or arrest: swoop in/on etc. Soldiers swooped in and rescued the hostages.—swoop noun [countable] → see also at/in one fell swoop at fell3 |