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sweet

Noun CEFR A2 Common
swiːt

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A surname
  3. sweet (having a pleasant taste, especially induced by sugar)
  4. The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
  5. A female given name.
  6. In a sweet manner; sweetly.
  7. A female given name
  8. sweet (having a pleasant disposition)
  9. A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
  10. An unincorporated community in Gem County, Idaho, United States.
  11. Enamored of; in love with.
  12. An unincorporated community in Gem County, Idaho, United States
  13. fresh (without salt)
  14. A food eaten for dessert.
  15. sweet on, Informal. infatuated with; in love with.
  16. candy, sweet
  17. Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.
  18. Henry, 1845–1912, English philologist and linguist.
  19. sweet food, dessert
  20. That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
  21. Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.
  22. A person who is much loved:beloved, darling, dear, honey, love, minion, precious, sweetheart, truelove.
  23. to make or become sweet or sweeter. Did you sweeten (= put sugar in) my tea? versoet يُحَلّي، يُصْبِحُ حُلوا подслаждам adoçar (o)sladit süßen søde; komme sukker i γλυκαίνωendulzar magusaks tegema, magusaks muutuma شيرين تر كردن makeuttaa sucrer לְהַמתִיק मीठा बनाना, मीठा होना, सौम्य बनाना zasladiti (meg)édesít menggulai sæta; gera sætan zuccherare; addolcire 甘味をつける 달게하다 saldinti saldināt memaniskan zoetensøte, sukre, ha sukker isłodzić خوږ کول adoçar a îndulci подслащивать (o)sladiť sladkati...
  24. something that sweetens, eg a substance used for sweetening food. Saccharin is an artificial sweetener, often used instead of sugar. versoeter مادَّةٌ مُحَلِّيَه подсладител adoçante sladidlo der Süßestoff sødemiddel γλυκαντικόedulcorante magustaja ماده شيرين كننده makeutusaine édulcorantממתיק सुस्वादु कर्त्ता पदार्थ, उपहार, पैसा zaslađivač, sladilo édesítő pemanis sætuefni dolcificante 甘味料 감미료 saldiklis, saldinamoji medžiaga saldinātājs pemanis zoetstofsøtemiddelsłodzik خوږ کوونکی ماده adoça...
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  25. in an attractive, charming, agreeable or kindly manner. She sang/smiled very sweetly. aantreklik بِحَلاوَه، بِجاذِبِيَّه очарователно docemente líbezně süß sødt γλυκά, ευχάριστα con encanto/gracia; agradablemente, gentilmente veetlevalt به شيريني suloisesti gentiment, agréablement בִּמתִיקוּת मीठेपन से, ताजगी के साथ, सुरीलेपन से, सौम्यतापूर्वक slatko, milo édesen dengan manis elskulega, blíðlega dolcemente やさしく 달콤하게 maloniai mīļi; jauki; burvīgi menyenangkan lieflijksøtt, vennlig, elskverdig ...
  26. aantreklikheid حَلاوَه сладкост doçura sladkost, něha die Süße sødme γλυκήτητα, γλύκαdulzura veetlevus شيريني makeus douceur, gentillesse מְתִיקוּת मीठापन slatkoća, ljupkost édesség (vmié) kemanisan sætleiki; elskulegheit dolcezza 甘さ 달콤함 saldumas saldums; mīļums; burvīgums kemanisan zoetheid, lieflijkheidsøthet; elskverdighet słodycz په خوږوالی doçura farmec, gentileţe сладость; приятность sladkosť; neha sladkost slatkoća söthet, sötma ความหวาน; ความน่ารัก tatlılık 甜度、新鮮、溫和 солодкуватість; со...
  27. (the edible tuber of) a tropical twining plant. patat بَطاطا حُلْوَه батат batata doce batata, sladký brambor die Süßkartoffel sød kartoffel; batat γλυκοπατάταboniato, batata bataat گياه گرمسيري bataatti patate douceבטטה शकरकंद, शकरकंदी batata, slatki krumpir batáta ubi jalar sæt kartafla patata dolce さつまいも 고구마 valgomasis batatas ubi keledek bataatsøtpotet !!batat د ګرمو مناطقو ګیاه batata doce cartofi dulci батат sladký zemiak indijski krompir slatki krompir sötpotatis มันเทศ tatlı patates 蕃...

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Examples

Can we see the sweet menu, please?”
“VVherefore frovvnes my ſvveet? / Haue I too long bene abſent from theſe lips, / This cheeke, theſe eyes?”
“"You think that I'll take anything." "I know you will, sweet..." "There wasn't going to be any of that. You promised there wouldn't be." "Well, there is now," she said sweetly.”
Good evening, my sweet.”
“a wilderness of sweets
“Fear's fire to fervency, which makes love's sweet prove nectar.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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