how to pronounce sweep

/ˈswiːp/

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sweep is pronounced in one syllable

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video examples of sweep pronunciation

An example use of sweep in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… this fire started to sweep across gujan …”

meaning of sweep

Sweep means to move something or someone quickly and smoothly.

sweep frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word sweep occurs in english on average 8.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sweep can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sweep can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;

3) transport and travel;