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Sweep meaning in Urdu

sweep

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verb

To clean a floor or surface using a broom or brush.

جھاڑو دینا، صاف کرنا، بہا کر لے جانا

jharoo dena, saaf karna, baha kar lay jana

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Sweep in a sentence — with Urdu

  • Please sweep the classroom floor before the teacher arrives for the lecture.

    براہ کرم استاد کے لیکچر کے لیے آنے سے پہلے کلاس روم کے فرش پر جھاڑو دیں۔

    Barah-e-kar ustad ke lecture ke liye aane se pehle classroom ke farsh par jharoo dein.

  • The strong winds outside can easily sweep away all the dry autumn leaves.

    باہر چلنے والی تیز ہوائیں موسم خزاں کے تمام سوکھے پتوں کو آسانی سے اڑا کر لے جا سکتی ہیں۔

    Baher chalne wali tez hawaein mausam-e-khazan ke tamam sookhe patton ko asani se ura kar le ja sakti hain.

  • She decided to sweep the dust from the stairs early in the morning.

    اس نے صبح سویرے سیڑھیوں سے گرد و غبار صاف کرنے کا فیصلہ کیا۔

    Us ne subah saverey seerhiyon se gard o ghubar saaf karne ka faisla kiya.

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  • The champions completed a clean sweep in the tournament.

Word forms

sweeps (verb)swept (verb)sweeping (verb)sweep (noun)

Similar and opposite words

Similar: brushcleanclearwipe

Opposite: dirtypollute

Tip for learners

Remember that the past tense and past participle of 'sweep' is 'swept', not 'sweeped'.

sweep vs swipe: Swipe means to slide a card or hit sharply, whereas sweep means to clean with a broom.

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