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sweat

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswɛt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/swɛt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swet)

Inflections of 'sweat' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Both "sweat" and "sweated" are correct as past forms for all senses. "Sweat" is sometimes considered to be more correct as the past form for literal senses to do with perspiration.

sweat: v 3rd person singular

sweating: v pres p

sweat: v past

sweated: v past

sweat: v past p

sweated: v past p

Collocations for "sweat"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sweat" in context.

sweat

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

sweating from the [heat, workout, sun]
the [heat] made me sweat
sweated in the [heat]
sweat like [a pig, crazy]
sweat [a lot, profusely]
sweat all over your [shirt, hat, towel]
sweating with [anticipation, fear, desire]
sweat through his [shirt, jersey]
my palms are sweating
sweating over the [interview, presentation, competition]
sweating over the [results, figures, numbers]
slang: sweating bullets
slang: sweating buckets
informal: don't sweat [the small stuff, it]
informal: sweat it out

am [covered, dripping] in sweat
is drenched with sweat
the sweat [dripped, trickled] down her [nose, arms, face]
her [face, body] was covered in sweat
wiped the sweat from his [face, brow]
worked up a sweat [running, in the gym]
[came out, woke up] in a cold sweat
the [smell, stink] of sweat
idiom: put blood, sweat, and tears into it
informal: is in a sweat over the [outcome, result]
informal: I can do it--no sweat!
informal: put her sweats on
informal: was wearing sweats
informal: wore sweats to

n as adj

(yellow) sweat stains
a sweat lodge
wearing sweat pants
her sweat glands

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'sweat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

course - shine - shower - smell - stream - film - stuff - river - wet - small - drip - mist - backbone - bead - forehead - ripple - shimmer - trickle - spoil - stink - moist - shiny - sticky - damp - stench - plaster - mop - glue - fatigue

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⇱ sweat - WordReference.com English Collocations

sweat

Collocations for "sweat"

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