swipe left in English

Forms: swipes left [present, singular, third-person], swiping left [participle, present], swiped left [participle, past], swiped left [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: In reference to Tinder (app), a software program for computer dating; users accept or reject potential matches by respectively swiping right or left on a touchscreen. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} swipe left (third-person singular simple present swipes left, present participle swiping left, simple past and past participle swiped left)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "In reference to Tinder (app), a software program for computer dating; users accept or reject potential matches by respectively swiping right or left on a touchscreen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swipes left",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swiping left",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swiped left",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swiped left",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "word": "swipe right"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To reject or discard something."
      ],
      "id": "en-swipe_left-en-verb-tGa3qP~7",
      "links": [
        [
          "reject",
          "reject"
        ],
        [
          "discard",
          "discard"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To reject or discard something."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Tinder (app)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "swipe left"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "In reference to Tinder (app), a software program for computer dating; users accept or reject potential matches by respectively swiping right or left on a touchscreen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swipes left",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swiping left",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swiped left",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swiped left",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "swipe left (third-person singular simple present swipes left, present participle swiping left, simple past and past participle swiped left)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "swipe right"
        }
      ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To reject or discard something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reject",
          "reject"
        ],
        [
          "discard",
          "discard"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To reject or discard something."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Tinder (app)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "swipe left"
}

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"swipe left" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms