"sweep" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

sweep verbo

sweep + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 23
sweep one's hand • sweep one's arm • sweep the floor • sweep the country • sweep the series • ...
verbo + sweep
Kolokacji: 3
begin sweeping • start sweeping • finished sweeping
sweep + preposición
Kolokacji: 46
sweep up • sweep through • sweep into • sweep over • sweep across • sweep down • sweep out • sweep off • ...
sweep + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 50
swept away • swept aside • sweep clean • sweep forward • quickly sweep • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 14
(1) away, aside
Kolokacji: 2
(2) clean, clear, open
Kolokacji: 3
(6) upward, downward
Kolokacji: 2
1. sweep upward = zamiatanie do góry sweep upward
2. sweep downward = zamiatanie w dół sweep downward
  • Striking from above, the blade swept downward like a dash of meteoric light.
  • An arm swept downward from the wall beside him.
  • It swept downward until almost level with the peaks of the mountains in which the mine lay.
  • My eyes swept downward, to a particular spot on the lawn, seeking out a wooden garden bench.
  • As the sword swept downward, Jerome stepped in and slightly to the left.
  • The wire twanged as it swept downward into the darkness.
  • A long arm swept downward, and struck the gun from Volovick's hand.
  • His blade made a hollow whistle as it swept downward at an angle.
  • Her arms swept downward, casting off the magic they had gathered.
  • The car swept downward, clanged to a stop and opened as if to spit him out.
(7) low, gracefully, gently
Kolokacji: 3
(8) close, carefully
Kolokacji: 2
(9) simply, literally, bare
Kolokacji: 3
(10) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 2
(11) regularly, constantly
Kolokacji: 2
(12) grandly, majestically
Kolokacji: 2
(13) neatly, cleanly
Kolokacji: 2
(14) eventually, finally
Kolokacji: 2

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