ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SWATHE
Old English swathian; related to swæthel swaddling clothes, Old High German swedil, Dutch zwadel.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SWATHE
PRESENT
Present
I swathe
you swathe
he/she/it swathes
we swathe
you swathe
they swathe
Present continuous
I am swathing
you are swathing
he/she/it is swathing
we are swathing
you are swathing
they are swathing
Present perfect
I have swathed
you have swathed
he/she/it has swathed
we have swathed
you have swathed
they have swathed
Present perfect continuous
I have been swathing
you have been swathing
he/she/it has been swathing
we have been swathing
you have been swathing
they have been swathing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I swathed
you swathed
he/she/it swathed
we swathed
you swathed
they swathed
Past continuous
I was swathing
you were swathing
he/she/it was swathing
we were swathing
you were swathing
they were swathing
Past perfect
I had swathed
you had swathed
he/she/it had swathed
we had swathed
you had swathed
they had swathed
Past perfect continuous
I had been swathing
you had been swathing
he/she/it had been swathing
we had been swathing
you had been swathing
they had been swathing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will swathe
you will swathe
he/she/it will swathe
we will swathe
you will swathe
they will swathe
Future continuous
I will be swathing
you will be swathing
he/she/it will be swathing
we will be swathing
you will be swathing
they will be swathing
Future perfect
I will have swathed
you will have swathed
he/she/it will have swathed
we will have swathed
you will have swathed
they will have swathed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been swathing
you will have been swathing
he/she/it will have been swathing
we will have been swathing
you will have been swathing
they will have been swathing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would swathe
you would swathe
he/she/it would swathe
we would swathe
you would swathe
they would swathe
Conditional continuous
I would be swathing
you would be swathing
he/she/it would be swathing
we would be swathing
you would be swathing
they would be swathing
Conditional perfect
I would have swathe
you would have swathe
he/she/it would have swathe
we would have swathe
you would have swathe
they would have swathe
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been swathing
you would have been swathing
he/she/it would have been swathing
we would have been swathing
you would have been swathing
they would have been swathing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you swathe
we let´s swathe
you swathe
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
swathing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
QUOTES WITH «SWATHE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
swathe.
I'm going to reduce the size of the Cabinet, cut the number of ministers, reduce the size of the House of Commons, campaign for a European Parliament with 100 fewer members, halve the number of political advisers, and abolish a huge swathe of Labour's regional bureaucracies and agencies and their offices in Brussels.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWATHE»
Discover the use of
swathe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
swathe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Devil Incarnate: A Depraved Mercenary's Lifelong
Swathe of ...
He was posted to London, where he drew up his plans to eliminate key opponents of apartheid. Devil Incarnate is the disturbing story of a degenerate, evil man who killed for pleasure and then adopted it as a profession.
2
Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured
Figure 29-27 Splint the joint in a position of comfort, and place a pillow or towel
between the arm and the chest wall to stabilize the arm, after which the elbow
can be flexed to 90°. Apply a sling, and secure the arm to the chest with a swathe.
3
Encyclopedia of Modern Coral Reefs: Structure, Form and Process
A technology used for the detailed 3D mapping of the seabed utilizing a vessel-
mounted multibeam sonar that transmits a fan, or swathe, of acoustic energy
across the ship track; then resolves multiple depth points across the swathe
based ...
4
Inkjet Technology for Digital Fabrication
A formulation that leads to a flat film at the centre of a swathe can give a
nonuniform film profile for pixels around a swathe join due to non-uniform drying
conditions at the swathe edge in the time before the adjacent swathe is printed.
Ian M. Hutchings, Graham D. Martin, 2012
5
Knack First Aid: A Complete Illustrated Guide
All skilled first-aid providers can properly apply a sling-and- swathe and/or
improvise a sling-and-swathe. With it, you can treat a number of different upper
body fractures. Fractures of the upper arm bone, the humerus, can be adequately
...
6
Prize-essays and Transactions of the Highland and ...
The trial has also been made to lay the swathe to the edge of the standing corn,
but two inconveniences attend this method; one, that part of the standing corn is
irregularly cut by the blade entering it beyond the swathe; the other, that the ...
Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 1835
7
Transactions: With an Abstract of the Proceedings at General ...
In cutting, the scythesman makes a long sweep, and broad cut forward with his
scythe *, laying the swathe or cut corn away from the standing corn. The trial has
also been made to lay the swathe to the edge of the standing corn, but two ...
Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1835
8
Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of ...
In cutting, the scythesman makes a long sweep, and broad cut forward with his
scythe*, laying the swathe or cut corn away from the standing corn. The trial has
also been made to lay the swathe to the edge of the standing corn, but twQ ...
Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 1835
9
Transactions: Of the Highland and Agricultural Society of ...
The trial has also been made to lay the swathe to the edge of the standing corn,
but two inconveniences attend this method; one, that part of the standing corn is
irregularly cut by the blade entering it beyond the swathe ; the other, that the ...
Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 1835
10
The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
SWATH Cf from the Duth swadDì A Une of grass or corn cut down by the action of
tlie siihe; a conti nued quantity ; a -swathe; a band. SWATH K (□v. t. from the S*x.
swadan) To hind with bunds or rollers, to bind about as a child with swaddling ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWATHE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
swathe is used in the context of the following news items.
Plan could transform a swathe of Wantage
Pete Hughes, Reporter covering Abingdon and Wantage, South Oxford and Kennington. Call me on 01865 425431 / Tuesday 23 June 2015 / News ... «Oxford Mail, Jun 15»
Huge swathe of land in Bogra go underwater after an embankment …
Low-lying areas in two Upazilas of Bogra have been submerged after an under-construction embankment on the bank of the Jamuna River collapsed. «Bangladesh News 24 hours, Jun 15»
Cisco bans departing execs from vast swathe of IT industry
In The Current Issue: – Model railway company Hornby takes classic hobby brands into digital age – Banker's startup experience feathers the nest for Starling ... «ComputerWeekly.com, Jun 15»
Harlequin Ladybird Carves Swathe Of Death Across UK: 7 Species …
The harlequin ladybird may look harmless, but it has devoured enough of other ladybirds to endanger at least seven species across the UK. (Photo : Danny ... «Tech Times, May 15»
Poldark cuts a swathe through the BBC
Monkey was baffled to see a group of BBC staff carefully planting stems of wheat into boards outside New Broadcasting House. The individual stalks were being ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Islamic finance lessons for UK as swathe of universities launch …
Now other UK universities want to emulate the worldwide reputation for Sharia finance that Durham has achieved. A swathe of universities – University of East ... «The National, Apr 15»
Colleges say 'swathe of cuts' threatens adult education
Adult education in England "will not exist by 2020" if government cuts continue, colleges have warned. The Association of Colleges says 190,000 adult ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
Swathe of fresh charity events announced by Bury Hospice fundraisers
A SWATHE of fresh fundraising events for 2015 are being promoted by staff at Bury Hospice. On March 28, a mini-rock music festival in aid of the hospice and ... «Bury Times, Mar 15»
Swathe of new cycle routes planned across Islington
An entire network of streamlined cycleways is set to snake right through Islington in the next couple of years. Plans for twelve routes, predominantly in the south ... «Islington Gazette, Mar 15»
House of Fraser boss John King departs as department store …
On top of this, there have been a swathe of changes to HoF's top team. Peter Gross has been promoted from executive director of retail operations to take on ... «CITY A.M., Feb 15»
