"sweep along" meaning in English

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Verb

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
    Sense id: en-sweep_along-en-verb-iXKjI5oY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (along)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sweep along meaning in English (1.1kB)

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