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PRONUNCIATION OF SWELT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWELT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swelt is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb swelt in English.

WHAT DOES SWELT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of swelt in the English dictionary

The definition of swelt in the dictionary is to perish. Other definition of swelt is to scorch.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SWELT

PRESENT

Present
I swelt
you swelt
he/she/it swelts
we swelt
you swelt
they swelt
Present continuous
I am swelting
you are swelting
he/she/it is swelting
we are swelting
you are swelting
they are swelting
Present perfect
I have swelted
you have swelted
he/she/it has swelted
we have swelted
you have swelted
they have swelted
Present perfect continuous
I have been swelting
you have been swelting
he/she/it has been swelting
we have been swelting
you have been swelting
they have been swelting
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 swelted
you swelted
he/she/it swelted
we swelted
you swelted
they swelted
Past continuous
I was swelting
you were swelting
he/she/it was swelting
we were swelting
you were swelting
they were swelting
Past perfect
I had swelted
you had swelted
he/she/it had swelted
we had swelted
you had swelted
they had swelted
Past perfect continuous
I had been swelting
you had been swelting
he/she/it had been swelting
we had been swelting
you had been swelting
they had been swelting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will swelt
you will swelt
he/she/it will swelt
we will swelt
you will swelt
they will swelt
Future continuous
I will be swelting
you will be swelting
he/she/it will be swelting
we will be swelting
you will be swelting
they will be swelting
Future perfect
I will have swelted
you will have swelted
he/she/it will have swelted
we will have swelted
you will have swelted
they will have swelted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been swelting
you will have been swelting
he/she/it will have been swelting
we will have been swelting
you will have been swelting
they will have been swelting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would swelt
you would swelt
he/she/it would swelt
we would swelt
you would swelt
they would swelt
Conditional continuous
I would be swelting
you would be swelting
he/she/it would be swelting
we would be swelting
you would be swelting
they would be swelting
Conditional perfect
I would have swelt
you would have swelt
he/she/it would have swelt
we would have swelt
you would have swelt
they would have swelt
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been swelting
you would have been swelting
he/she/it would have been swelting
we would have been swelting
you would have been swelting
they would have been swelting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you swelt
we let´s swelt
you swelt
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to swelt
Past participle
swelted
Present Participle
swelting
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWELT


belt
bɛlt
celt
sɛlt
dealt
dɛlt
delt
dɛlt
dwelt
dwɛlt
felt
fɛlt
heartfelt
ˈhɑːtˌfɛlt
kelt
kɛlt
Lagerfeld
ˈlɑːɡəˌfɛlt
melt
mɛlt
pelt
pɛlt
Roosevelt
ˈrəʊzəˌvɛlt
smelt
smɛlt
snowmelt
ˈsnəʊˌmɛlt
spelt
spɛlt
Sunbelt
ˈsʌnˌbɛlt
svelte
svɛlt
umwelt
ˈʊmvɛlt
veld
fɛlt
welt
wɛlt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWELT

swelchie
swell
swell box
swell organ
swell-headed
swelldom
swelled head
swelled-headed
swellfish
swellhead
swellheadedness
swelling
swellish
swelter
sweltering
swelteringly
sweltry
swept
swept volume
sweptback

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWELT

asteroid belt
black belt
brown belt
conveyor belt
endless belt
fold-and-thrust belt
garter belt
gelt
green belt
Hasselt
indwelt
Kuiper belt
lap and shoulder belt
misspelt
roofing felt
safety belt
seat belt
suspender belt
the Bible Belt
the black belt

Synonyms and antonyms of swelt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «swelt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWELT

Find out the translation of swelt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of swelt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swelt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

swelt
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

swelt
570 millions of speakers

English

swelt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

swelt
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

swelt
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

swelt
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

swelt
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

swelt
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

swelt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bernafas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

swelt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

swelt
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

swelt
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Swelt
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

swelt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

swelt
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लाईड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

swelt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

swelt
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

swelt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

swelt
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

swelt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

swelt
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swelt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

swelt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

swelt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swelt

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWELT»

The term «swelt» is normally little used and occupies the 139.824 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWELT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «swelt» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «swelt» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swelt

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWELT»

Discover the use of swelt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swelt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Swei'ling f p. a. from swell) Growîng tumid, çxsend- ing the oarts, growing larger, rifing higher, growîng protubérant. Swel'ling (*. frr.m tbe part.) The act of rrowing tumid, a morbid turuor, a protubérance, an effort for a vent, a rile ol water. Swelt ...
John Ash, 1775
2
The poetical works of Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount: Lion ...
Swatterit, weltered: pret. of swatter, swelter; analogous to the Eng. swelter. See Swetterand. Sweir, Swere, lazy, backward: A.-Sax. swear, swer, swaer. Swelt, to die, to swoon, to be suffocated : A.-Sax. sweltan : O. Eng. swelte, Chaucer ; swell,  ...
Sir David Lindsay, George Chalmers, 1806
3
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z ...
[A.S. swellan; Ger.schwellen.] Swelt, swelt,v.i. (Spens.) to swelter. Swelter, swelt ′ėr,v.i. to be faintoroppressed withheat:to perspire copiously fromheat.—v.t. to cause to faint,to overpower, aswith heat.—p.adj.Swelt ′ering.—adv.Swelt′ eringly.
Various
4
A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
See T. J. To SWELT. To swoon, or die away; from rpeltan, Saxon. A Chaucerian word. — But when she felt Herself downe soust, she waked out of dread Streight into grief, that her deare hart nigh swelt. Spent. F. Q. IV. vii. 9. — That nigh she ...
Robert Nares, 1822
5
The Works
C. " tbat nigb sbe swelt] "Swelt" is here used for fainted. The sense is-She was almost ready to faint with excess of joy, but was relieved by shedding abundance of tears. Compare F. iv. vii. 9 [vol. iii. p. '96]. Crwncn. So, in "Piers Plowman," fol.
Edmund Spenser, John Payne Collier, 1862
6
Spenser's Faerie Queene
St. 21. Milton fays the sway os battle, for the violent moving of armies : and of a sword wielded or swayed with both hands, <witb huge two-handed sway. Sweatb -bands, swathe, or swaddling bands, B. vi. C. 4. St. 23. Swelt, B. L C. 7. St. 6. B. iii.
Edmund Spenser, John Upton, 1758
7
External Influences on English: From Its Beginnings to the ...
In the West Midlands, swelt- and sterv- are preferred to die only in the very traditional Lagamon's Brut [?a1200]. In subsequent texts, the distribution is reversed, and swelt- becomes rare from c.1225 on, surviving only in Modern English swelter.
D. Gary Miller, 2012
8
The dialect of Craven
SWELT, To overpower with heat, so as to be ready to faint away. Parum deflexo sensu ab A. S. sweltan, mori, vel a Belg. sivelten, languescere. Skimier. " That nigh she swelt For passing joy." Spenser. " The knightes swelt for lack of 6hade nie ...
William Carr (B.D.), 1828
9
The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York
SWELT, To overpower with heat, so as to be ready to faint away. Parum deflexo sensu ab A. S. sweltan, mori, vel a Belg. Snelten, languescere. Skinner. " That nigh she swelt For passing joy." Spenser. " The knightes swelt for lack of shade nie ...
William Carr, 1828
10
Walker Remodelled: A New Critical Pronouncing Dictionary of ...
Sweet' rout, Swect'-rush,Sweet'-sop, Sweet'- sultan, Sweet'-weed, Swect-wU'liam, Sweet wil' 'low, Sweet'-wood, &c. To SWELL— swel, 135 : v. n. and a. (This verb is regular: Swollen for the jmrt. is obsolescent; see it below .* Swelt for the pret.
John Walker, Benjamin Humphrey Smart, 1836

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWELT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swelt is used in the context of the following news items.
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New plans for old Mt. Vernon Inn need public's approval
WITH I-4 UNDER CONSTRUCTION IT'S GOING TO BECOME A BIGGER SOURCE OF COMMERCE FOR OUR CITY SWELT FOR OUR REGION. UNLIKE THE ... «WESH Orlando, Feb 15»
2
Einfluss von Botox auf unsere Gefühlswelt – wie wirkt sich das …
Die fehlende Mimik wirkt sich wiederum auf unsere Gefühlswelt auf – wir werden – genau wie unsere Haut - generell entspannter. In einer Studie wurde ein ... «paradisi.de, Mar 14»
3
Garden State Watercolor Society award recipients announced
... Carol Sanzalone of Lambertville, “Kalmia Garden Tour”; and P.D. Swelt of East Brunswick, “Reflections”; Honorable Mention: Joanne Augustine of Rocky Hill, ... «Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com, Jan 14»
4
Isabeli Fontana SHINES FOR MORENA ROSA BEACH SPRING 2014
... for the Morena Rosa Beach Spring 2014 Campaign. She models an array of outfits and bathing suits as she shows off her swelt figure for Brands Beach line. «My Fabulous Style, Dec 13»
5
CHIC EATS: The Collard Green Martini [RECIPE]
Now begin to add collards a handful at a time, let them begin to swelt down, stir, and add more until all are in skillet. Bring to a boil. Add remaining ingredients ... «News One, Nov 13»
6
National Concert Hall prizes for flautist Galway and soprano Davis
Not so with Judith Ring's Swelt Belly at Dawn or O'Leary's A Way Through, of which one was explained as “a musical representation of a sunrise” and the other ... «Irish Times, Oct 13»
7
Inicia Festival Indígena en Ixmiquilpan
Y en la muestra de cine indígena se proyectarán las cintas La tierra de nadie (Australia), Retorno a Aztlán, Leben swelt y Testimonial, del director Juan Mora. «La Copa Criterio, Apr 12»
8
"Rango": Exklusivclip zum Animationsfilm mit Johnny Depp
Jetzt wird scharf geschossen in der sonst so heilen Animationswelt. Das Dreamteam aus "Fluch der Karibik", Regisseur Gore Verbinski und US-Star Johnny ... «T-Online, Feb 11»
9
Beloved mini-horse farm and monastery for sale
... by a half-dozen miniature horses that reached her waist, Sister Angela Chandler giggled as one yearling nibbled at her hands and habit on a swelt. «Texarkana Gazette, Aug 10»
10
Heat wave records and tips to weather the "swelt"
The longest stretch of days at 100 or hotter was five days between July 13-17 in 1941. There was a four day stretch between Aug. 7-10, 1981, and four times we ... «KATU, Jul 09»

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