noun · countable / uncountable · rare

sway

sway · sways

татарське зілля, аїр, лепеха

качание, власть

Macht, Schwingen, Einfluss, Gewicht

The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weaponThe act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.

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/ˈsweɪ̯/

» Both Tom and Mary swayed to the music.

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Meaning

8 senses

(countable, uncountable)The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
Schwingen, Schwenken
кача́ниеkačánije
(countable, uncountable)A rocking or swinging motion.
The old song caused a little sway in everyone in the room.
Hin- und Herschwingen, Mitschwingen
кача́ниеkačánije
(countable, uncountable)Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
I doubt I'll hold much sway with someone so powerful.
Einfluss, Beeinflussung, Macht
controlling influence
(countable, uncountable)Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Übergewichtigkeit, Übergewicht, Übermacht
(countable, uncountable)Rule; dominion; control; power.
Beherrschung, Herrschaft, Macht
властьvlastʹ
(countable, uncountable)A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
(countable, uncountable)The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of sweet flag (“Acorus calamus”)

Examples

64 sentences

Both Tom and Mary swayed to the music.
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It's no use. Tom can't be swayed.
ruНичего не поделаешь, Тома не переубедишь. — sharptoothed
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The flowers swayed in the wind.
ruЦветы качались на ветру. — marafon
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The wind made the trees sway.
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The trees were no longer swaying.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon:

rule; dominion; control:

Deutsch

By meaning 5

the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon:

a rocking or swinging motion:

influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side:

preponderance; turn or cast of balance:

rule; dominion; control:

Origin

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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