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Swept Sweep Move Past Transitive Süpürmek Brush Verb

Level B2 
Kind verb
Front sweep 
IPA  /swiːp   / verb (past tense, past participle swept /swept   /)
Back süpürmek
Back 2

sweep (verb)

 /swiːp   / verb (past tense, past participle swept /swept   /)
 
WITH BRUSH
1 [intransitive, transitive]
to clean the floor, etc. by moving dust, dirt, etc. away with a brush
süpürmek
 Could you sweep under the table too?
 to sweep the floor
 I'm going to sweep the leaves off the path.
 note at CLEAN2
WITH HAND
2 [transitive]
to remove sth from a surface using your hand, etc.
süpürür gibi eliyle itmek
 He swept the books angrily off the table.
MOVE WITH FORCE
3 [transitive]
to move or push sb/sth with a lot of force
sürüklemek
 The huge waves swept her overboard.
 He was swept along by the huge crowd.
MOVE FAST
4 [intransitive, transitive]
to move quickly and smoothly over the area or in the direction mentioned
hızla yayılmak, kaplamak
 Fire swept through the building.
 The epidemic swept the country within weeks.
 5 [intransitive]
to move in a way that impresses or is intended to impress people
çalımla geçmek, azametle gitmek vb.
 Five big black Mercedes swept past us.
 She swept angrily out of the room.
SEARCH
6 [intransitive, transitive]
to move over an area, especially in order to look for sth
taramak
 The army were sweeping the fields for mines.
 His eyes swept quickly over the page.
PHRASAL VERBS
sweep sb/sth aside
to not allow sb/sth to affect your progress or plans
saf dışı bırakmak
 The chairman swept aside all objections and went ahead with the project.
 Juventus swept aside Lazio in the semi-final.
sweep sth out
to remove dirt and dust from the floor of a room or building using a brush
fırça ile süpürmek
sweep over sb
(used about a feeling) to suddenly affect sb very strongly
aniden sarmak
 Panic swept over him as he realized what he had done.
sweep (sth) up/away
to remove dirt, dust, leaves, etc. using a brush
süpürmek
 

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