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Meaning of sweet | Babel Free

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.
    uncountable
  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.
    India, UK, countable, especially
  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.
    UK, countable, especially
  15. sweet on, Informal. infatuated with; in love with.
  16. candy, sweet
  17. Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.
    countable, uncountable
  18. Henry, 1845–1912, English philologist and linguist.
  19. sweet food, dessert
  20. That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  21. Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  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...
    eg
  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...

Equivalents

Afrikaans soet
አማርኛ ጣፋጭ
العربية الحلوى حلو حلوى
Azərbaycanca dadlı Mehriban şirin
Беларуская мі́лы салодкі
Български пресен сладък
བོད་སྐད མངར་མོ
Bosanski imela let misto reka ren tamu
Cymraeg melys pêr
Esperanto aminda dolĉa dolĉe sukeraĵo
Eesti magus
Euskara gozo
فارسی شیرین
Gaeilge binn caoin milis milseán
Gàidhlig binn mìlsean suiteas
Galego doce
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi momona mona
Hrvatski imela let misto reka ren tamu
Magyar cukorka édes édesség klassz szuper
Bahasa Indonesia manis
Íslenska sætur
Қазақша тәтті
ខ្មែរ ផ្អែម
Кыргызча таттуу
Latina dulcis suavis
Lëtzebuergesch Kamell séiss Zockerboun
ລາວ ຫວ່ານ
Lietuvių saldus
Latviešu salds saldums
Malagasy ankamamina
Te Reo Māori reka
Македонски пресен сладок
മലയാളം മധുരം
Bahasa Melayu manis
မြန်မာဘာသာ ချို
नेपाली गुलियो
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ମଧୁର ମିଠା
پښتو خوږ
Slovenčina sladký
Slovenščina sladek
Soomaali macaan
Shqip ëmbël
Српски imela let misto reka ren tamu
Kiswahili peremende pipi tamu
Тоҷикӣ ширин
Türkmençe datly
Tagalog matamis matatamis
Türkçe şeker şirin tatlı
اردو میٹھا
Oʻzbekcha shirin totli
Tiếng Việt ngốt
IsiXhosa mnandi
Yorùbá adùn
IsiZulu mnandi

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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