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sweep in

sweep in verb: to arrive suddenly or unexpectedly; to take power or move into a position of control suddenly or unexpectedly.

Verb

sweep in (third-person singular simple present sweeps in, present participle sweeping in, simple past and past participle swept in)

  1. (informal) To arrive suddenly or unexpectedly; to take power or move into a position of control suddenly or unexpectedly.

Forms of sweep in

third-person singular presentsweeps in
present participlesweeping in
past participleswept in
pastswept in

Questions about sweep in

What does sweep in mean?
Sweep in means to arrive suddenly or unexpectedly; to take power or move into a position of control suddenly or unexpectedly.
What part of speech is sweep in?
Sweep in is a verb.
What is the past tense of sweep in?
The past tense of sweep in is swept in.

Words near sweep in in the dictionary

  1. Sweenys
  2. sweep
  3. sweep along
  4. sweep aside
  5. sweep away
  6. sweep in
  7. sweep line
  8. sweep lines
  9. sweep net
  10. sweep nets
  11. sweep out

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