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swotting up on

swotting up on is the present participle and gerund of swot up on.

Meaning of swot up on

Verb

swot up on (third-person singular simple present swots up on, present participle swotting up on, simple past and past participle swotted up on)

  1. (UK, informal) To study particularly hard to learn (a subject) quickly.
    • You should swot up on your French before travelling to Paris.
    Synonyms:
    bone up on

Questions about swotting up on

What is swotting up on the present participle and gerund of?
Swotting up on is the present participle and gerund of swot up on.

Words near swotting up on in the dictionary

  1. swottier
  2. swottiest
  3. swottily
  4. swottiness
  5. swotting
  6. swotting up on
  7. swotty
  8. swotvac
  9. swotvacs
  10. swound
  11. swounded

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