Base verb
Phrasal verbs with sweep
The verb sweep combines with 4 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
4 phrasal verbs · 4 meanings
sweep aside
1 sense- Refuse to consider objections, often dismissively
sweep away
1 sense- Carry off forcefully
sweep under
1 sense- Hide something inconvenient from view, often by ignoring it
sweep up
1 sense- Clean a floor by gathering dirt with a brush
Practice the sweep family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of sweep with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.