sweeping

/ˈswiːpɪŋ/ adjective

Translation

› [always before noun] affecting many things or people

her şeyi herkesi etkisi altına alan

sweeping changes/reforms1797

sweeping statement/generalization › when someone says something that is very general and has not been carefully thought about

düşünmeden genelleme;yüzeysel ele alma

1922

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

If two people are thrown together, they meet each other in a way that was not planned, or events...

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