sweeping
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(form of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of sweep
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable)An instance of sweeping.
The sidewalk needed a sweeping every morning.
- 2.
(uncountable)The activity of sweeping.
Sweeping took all morning.
The sidewalk needed sweeping every morning.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Wide, 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.
Đồng nghĩa: across-the-board, wide-ranging, across-the-board, all around, all-embracing, all-encompassing, blanket, broad, thick, comprehensive, exhaustive, overall, sound, sweeping, thorough, catholic, common, ecumenical, general, generic, nonsingular, nonspecific, universal, unparticular, unsingular, unspecific
- 2.
Completely overwhelming.
He claimed a sweeping victory.
- 3.
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.)
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sweep.