How to Pronounce "sweep"
word
/ˈswip/
sweep
/swˈiːp/
sweep
Definition
To clean a floor or surface by moving dirt away with a broom or brush. It can also mean to move quickly and widely across an area, to win everything in a competition, or to look across something in a broad motion.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈswip/
British English
/swˈiːp/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
sweep
UK
sweep
Listen in Context
Please sweep the kitchen floor after dinner.
The wind swept the leaves off the street.
Her eyes swept the room for her bag.
Our team swept the finals and took home the trophy.