Значение

значений: 8
  1. (непереходный)To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.

    sway to the music

    The trees swayed in the breeze.

    schaukeln, sich wiegen, schwanken

    кача́тьсяkačátʹsja

  2. (переходный)To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.

    to sway the sceptre

    schwingen, schwenken

    кача́тьkačátʹ

  3. (переходный)To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.

    Do you think you can sway their decision?

    beeinflussen, beherrschen, dirigieren

  4. (переходный)To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.

    reeds swayed by the wind

    judgment swayed by passion

    beeinflussen, anstoßen, anschnipsen

  5. (переходный)To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.

    to sway up the yards

    hochzehen, hissen (Flagge), aufwinden

  6. To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.

    sich verziehen

  7. To have weight or influence.

    beeinflussen

  8. To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

    sich durchsetzen, herrschen, regieren

Ещё определения
  • move back and forth or sideways
  • cause to move back and forth
  • move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
  • win approval or support for

Примеры

предложений: 64
  1. It's no use. Tom can't be swayed.

    Ничего не поделаешь, Тома не переубедишь.

  2. Both Tom and Mary swayed to the music.

  3. The flowers swayed in the wind.

    Цветы качались на ветру.

  4. The whole bridge began to sway.

    Весь мост закачался.

    deDie ganze Brücke geriet in Schwingung.

  5. The whole bridge started to sway.

    Весь мост закачался.

    deDie ganze Brücke geriet in Schwingung.

Переводы

языков: 7
Русский
По значениям 2
to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock:
to move or wield with the hand:
Deutsch
По значениям 7
to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock:
to move or wield with the hand:
to influence or direct by power and authority:
to cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward:
nautical: to hoist into position:
to be drawn to one side by weight or influence:
to bear sway; to rule; to govern:

Происхождение

From earlier swey (“to fall, swoon”), from Middle English sweyen, from Old English *swǣġan

From earlier swey (“to fall, swoon”), from Middle English sweyen, from Old English *swǣġan (“to bend, bow”), from Proto-West Germanic *swaigijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaigijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁-

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Формы

sways, swaying, swayed, swayed
Базовая формаsway · to sway
3-е лицо ед. числаsways
Причастие настоящего времениswaying
Прошедшее времяswayed
Причастие прошедшего времениswayed

правильный · Урок

Present simpleУрок

I, you, we, theysway
he, she, itsways

Past simpleУрок

все лицаswayed

Present perfectУрок

I, you, we, theyhave swayed
he, she, ithas swayed

Future simple (will)Урок

все лицаwill sway

Синонимы

синонимов: 9
Близкие по смыслу
  • move back and forth or sideways:rockshake
  • cause to move back and forth:rock
  • move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner:swing
  • win approval or support for:carrypersuade

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 15

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