swipe
To grab or bat quicklyTo grab or bat quickly.
» Swipe your card, and then enter your code.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
7 senses(intransitive)To grab or bat quickly.
The cat swiped at the shoelace.
schnappen
(transitive)To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.
strike with a swiping motion
(transitive)To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.
He swiped his card at the door.
einlesen, durchziehen
проводи́тьprovodítʹ, провести́provestí
(intransitive, transitive)To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.
Swipe left to hide the toolbar.
wischen
проводи́тьprovodítʹ, провести́ pf по сенсорному экрануprovestí, сделать свайп
(informal, transitive)To swipe right on (someone) on a dating application.
(informal, transitive)To steal or snatch.
Hey! Who swiped my lunch?
klauen, stibitzen, mitgehen lassen
стяну́тьstjanútʹ, укра́стьukrástʹ, стащи́тьstaščítʹ
(obsolete, slang)To drink.
Examples
18 sentencesSwipe your card, and then enter your code.
Somebody swiped my bag.
deJemand hat mir die Tasche gestohlen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Swipe either left or right to see another animal.
Пересунь палець ліворуч чи праворуч, щоб побачити іншу тварину. — Internecivus
ruПередвинь палец влево или вправо, чтобы увидеть другое животное. — Olya
I swiped Tom's pencil.
ruЯ стащил у Тома карандаш. — odexed
Swiper, no swiping!
Крадію, не кради! — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 4
Origin
From earlier swip (with a short vowel), from Middle English swippen, swype (“to move violeFrom earlier swip (with a short vowel), from Middle English swippen, swype (“to move violently”), from Old English sweopian, swipian, swippan (“to scourge, strike, beat, lash”), from Proto-West Germanic *swippjan, *swipōn, *swipēn, from Proto-Germanic *swipōną, *swipjaną, *swipāną (“to move”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyb- (“to bend, sway, swing, sweep, swerve, turn”). Cognate with German schwippen (“sway back and forth”), Danish svippe (“to smack; crack a whip”), Icelandic svipa (“riding crop, whip”). Related to sweep, swoop.
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Forms
swipes, swiping, swiped, swipedSynonyms
77 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle