sweeping
Wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many thingsWide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things.
Meaning
3 sensesWide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things.
The government will bring in sweeping changes to the income tax system.
He loves making sweeping statements without the slightest evidence.
weitreichend
масштабныйmasštabnyj, широкомасштабныйširokomasštabnyj
Completely overwhelming.
He claimed a sweeping victory.
durchschlagend
Moving in a continuous motion, rather than by intermittent jumps. (For example, the second hand on a clock face may move either in the sweeping manner or in the ticking manner.)
- ignoring distinctions
- taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
By surface analysis, sweep + -ing.By surface analysis, sweep + -ing.
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Forms
more sweeping, most sweeping| Comparative | more sweeping Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most sweeping Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
26 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.