sweep

/swiːp/ verb (past tense and past participle swept)

Translation

CLEAN [I, T] ( also sweep up) › to clean the floor using a brush

süpürmek, silmek

She's just swept the floor. He swept up the pieces of broken glass (= removed them from the floor with a brush).839

be swept along/away, etc › to be pushed or carried along, often by something strong which you cannot control

sürüklenmek, alıp götürülmek, önüne katıp götürülmek; silinmek; süpürülmek

Many trees were swept away in the flood. They got swept along by the crowd.16441613

AFFECT [I, T] › to quickly affect a large area

süratle yayılmak, çarçabuk etkisi altına almak

The disease is sweeping the country. Panic swept through the crowd.800

sweep along/into/past, etc › to move quickly, especially in a way that shows you think you are important

bir hışımla hareket etmek/kalkmak; çalımla geçmek

She swept past me in the corridor.1613

(Definition of sweep verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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