"sweep along" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: sweeps along [present, singular, third-person], sweeping along [participle, present], swept along [participle, past], swept along [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sweep<,,swept> along}} sweep along (third-person singular simple present sweeps along, present participle sweeping along, simple past and past participle swept along)
  1. to make someone feel very enthusiastic about an activity and very involved in it

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "We were swept along by her eloquence.",
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