swing off
swing off · swings off · swung off · swinging off
To steer one's bicycle to the side in order to allow other riders to overtakeTo steer one's bicycle to the side in order to allow other riders to overtake.
» Sami's violent mood swings shut him off from colleagues.
Meaning
1 sensesTo steer one's bicycle to the side in order to allow other riders to overtake.
Examples
1 sentencesSami's violent mood swings shut him off from colleagues.
Forms
swings off, swinging off, swung off, swung off| Base form | swing off · to swing off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | swings off |
| Present participle | swinging off |
| Past simple | swung off |
| Past participle | swung off |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- swing outгойдатисяUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see swing, out.
- swing overгойдатисяSynonym of swing by (“pay a brief informal visit”).
- swing offTo steer one's bicycle to the side in order to allow other riders to overtake.
- swing backTo return to a previous position.
- swing awayTo swing at a pitch, as opposed to bunting; to take a full swing.
- swing forTo be punished severely.
- swing throughTo swing and miss at a pitch.
- swing byTo pay a brief, informal visit.
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