sweep in
To arrive suddenly or unexpectedlyTo arrive suddenly or unexpectedly; to take power or move into a position of control suddenly or unexpectedly.
» Tom swept every room in the house.
Том подмёл каждую комнату в доме.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)To arrive suddenly or unexpectedly; to take power or move into a position of control suddenly or unexpectedly.
Examples
14 sentencesTom swept every room in the house.
ruТом подмёл каждую комнату в доме. — fjay69
Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.
Хай би кожен підмів перед своїми дверима і весь світ тоді буде чистим. — oromashka
deEin jeder kehre vor seiner Tür, und rein ist jedes Stadtquartier. — al_ex_an_der
I swept the floor in the kitchen.
ruЯ подмел пол на кухне. — sharptoothed
deIch habe den Boden in der Küche gefegt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It sweeps away everything in its path.
The avalanche swept away everything in its path.
ruЛавина сметала всё на своём пути. — marafon
deDie Lawine hat auf ihrem Weg alles mitgerissen. — Adelpa
Forms
sweeps in, sweeping in, swept in, swept inPhrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- sweep upтягнути, тягатиTo clean by sweeping.
- sweep outTo remove by sweeping or brushing.
- sweep inTo arrive suddenly or unexpectedly; to take power or move into a position of control suddenly or unexpectedly.
- sweep awayTo remove something by, or as if by, sweeping.
- sweep alongTo make someone feel very enthusiastic about an activity and very involved in it
- sweep asideTo push or brush to the side.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb