"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
(7) low, gracefully, gently
Kolokacji: 3
1. sweep low = zamiatanie niski sweep low
  • It merely swept low, and then went round in a circle, as it had done the night before.
  • Anderson decided to try a different tack as they suddenly swept low across the rocky hills.
  • There was a thunderous roar above the hotel, and an aeroplane swept low over the station.
  • The waves splashed high and enormous gulls swept low above them.
  • What if the flyer swept low along the very edge of the cliffs, attacking the cave mouths?
  • He rushed, as though attempting the old shoulder trick, but at the last instant swept low to the snow and in.
  • The dragon swept low over people they saw, giving them a fright, but they weren't the ones he sought.
  • It is anchored to the bow of the boat, and sweeps low across the deck level.
  • The Executioner took a seat in the cabin and waited as the helicopter swept low over the sea.
  • A bald eagle swept low over the water going south.
2. sweep gracefully = zamieć z gracją sweep gracefully
3. gently sweep = łagodnie zamieć gently sweep
(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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