Meaning of "swindle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SWINDLE

Back formation from German Schwindler, from schwindeln, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of swintan to disappear.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SWINDLE

swindle  [ˈswɪndəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWINDLE

Swindle is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb swindle in English.

WHAT DOES SWINDLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of swindle in the English dictionary

The first definition of swindle in the dictionary is to cheat of money, etc; defraud. Other definition of swindle is to obtain by fraud. Swindle is also a fraudulent scheme or transaction.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SWINDLE

PRESENT

Present

I swindle

you swindle

he/she/it swindles

we swindle

you swindle

they swindle

Present continuous

I am swindling

you are swindling

he/she/it is swindling

we are swindling

you are swindling

they are swindling

Present perfect

I have swindled

you have swindled

he/she/it has swindled

we have swindled

you have swindled

they have swindled

Present perfect continuous

I have been swindling

you have been swindling

he/she/it has been swindling

we have been swindling

you have been swindling

they have been swindling

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 swindled

you swindled

he/she/it swindled

we swindled

you swindled

they swindled

Past continuous

I was swindling

you were swindling

he/she/it was swindling

we were swindling

you were swindling

they were swindling

Past perfect

I had swindled

you had swindled

he/she/it had swindled

we had swindled

you had swindled

they had swindled

Past perfect continuous

I had been swindling

you had been swindling

he/she/it had been swindling

we had been swindling

you had been swindling

they had been swindling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will swindle

you will swindle

he/she/it will swindle

we will swindle

you will swindle

they will swindle

Future continuous

I will be swindling

you will be swindling

he/she/it will be swindling

we will be swindling

you will be swindling

they will be swindling

Future perfect

I will have swindled

you will have swindled

he/she/it will have swindled

we will have swindled

you will have swindled

they will have swindled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been swindling

you will have been swindling

he/she/it will have been swindling

we will have been swindling

you will have been swindling

they will have been swindling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would swindle

you would swindle

he/she/it would swindle

we would swindle

you would swindle

they would swindle

Conditional continuous

I would be swindling

you would be swindling

he/she/it would be swindling

we would be swindling

you would be swindling

they would be swindling

Conditional perfect

I would have swindle

you would have swindle

he/she/it would have swindle

we would have swindle

you would have swindle

they would have swindle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been swindling

you would have been swindling

he/she/it would have been swindling

we would have been swindling

you would have been swindling

they would have been swindling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you swindle
we let´s swindle
you swindle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to swindle

Past participle

swindled

Present Participle

swindling

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.

SYNONYMS OF «SWINDLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «swindle» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of swindle

bamboozle · cheat · con · con trick · cozen · deceit · deceive · deception · defraud · diddle · do · double-dealing · dupe · fastie · fiddle · fleece · fraud · hornswoggle · imposition · knavery · overcharge · racket · rip-off · roguery · rook · scam · sharp practice · skin · stiff · sting · swizz · swizzle · trick · trickery

TRANSLATION OF SWINDLE

Find out the translation of swindle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of swindle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swindle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 诈骗 >
• Translator English - Spanish: estafar
• English: swindle
• Translator English - Hindi: ठगी
• Translator English - Arabic: احتيال
• Translator English - Russian: мошенничество
• Translator English - Portuguese: defraudar
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রতারণা
• Translator English - French: escroquer
• Translator English - Malay: Penipuan
• Translator English - German: betrügen
• Translator English - Japanese: だまし取る
• Translator English - Korean: 속여 빼앗다
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyolong
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự gian lận
• Translator English - Tamil: வஞ்சி
• Translator English - Marathi: घोटाळा
• Translator English - Turkish: dolandırma
• Translator English - Italian: truffare
• Translator English - Polish: oszustwo
• Translator English - Ukrainian: шахрайство
• Translator English - Romanian: escrocherie
• Translator English - Greek: απάτη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bedrogspul
• Translator English - Swedish: svindel
• Translator English - Norwegian: svindle

4 QUOTES WITH «SWINDLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word swindle.

1

Standing Bear

If a white man had land, and some one should swindle him, that man would try to get it back, and you would not blame him.

2

Red Cloud

The whites, who are educated and civilized, swindle me, and I am not hard to swindle because I do not know how to read and write.

3

Imelda Marcos

Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.

4

Mitchell Zuckoff

Every swindle is driven by a desire for easy money; it's the one thing the swindler and the swindled have in common.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWINDLE»

Discover the use of swindle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swindle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Swindle

This is Gordon Korman at his crowd-pleasing best, perfect for readers who like to hoot, howl, and heist.

Gordon Korman, 2012

Swindle

When his precious baseball card is stolen by a mean dealer named Swindle, Griffin Bing gathers up a group of courageous misfits and devises a plan to break into the compound to get it back.

Gordon Korman, 2008

An Epic Swindle: 44 Months with a Pair of Cowboys

AN EPIC SWINDLE is the inside story of how Liverpool FC came within hours of being re-possessed by the banks after the shambolic 44-month reign of American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

Brian Reade, 2011

We Never Went to the Moon: America's Thirty Billion Dollar ...

Contents: Foreword; Introduction; How this book came to be written; Elements of Rocket Propulsion; U.S. Government Experience in Secret Operations; the Search for Apollo Secrets; the Apollo Project as Political Expediency; Steps to ...

Bill Kaysing, Randy Reid, 1997

Big-box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-retailers and the ...

Discusses the effect of chain stores and online retailers on independent business owners in small-town America, and how the negative consequences are causing many communities to rally around their local businesses.

Stacy Mitchell, 2007

Jackpot: A Swindle Mystery

The sixth installment in the Swindle series, in which The Man With The Plan gets a new rival . . . and the search for a missing lottery ticket becomes a hunt of epic proportions.

Gordon Korman, 2014

Hideout

The Man With The Plan and his friends return in this fifth romp in the Swindle series! HIDEOUT: a place to escape detection, especially when being chased by someone determined to have revenge. . .

Gordon Korman, 2013

Slouching Toward Birmingham: Shotgun Golf, Hog Hunting, ...

In the vivid and outlandish tradition of Hunter S. Thompson, journalist Michael Swindle shares his most bizarre, laugh out loud accounts of his travels: cockfights in Cajun country and wild boar hunts in the Everglades; "hog dog" rodeo in ...

Michael Swindle, 2005

Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public ...

The stories in Field of Schemes, from Baltimore to Cleveland and Minneapolis to Seattle and dozens of places in between, tell of the sports-team owners who use their money and their political muscle to get their way, and of the stories of ...

Neil DeMause, Joanna Cagan, 2008

The Mark Inside: A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a ...

Amy Reading’s fascinating account of con artistry in America and Frank Norfleet’s wild caper invites you into the crooked history of a nation on the hustle, constantly feeding the hunger and the hope of the mark inside.

Amy Reading, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWINDLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swindle is used in the context of the following news items.

The Swindle review

So it's a real compliment to The Swindle that I continue to go back again and again despite the evidence of my ineptitude. The first few deaths at least I could ... «PC Gamer, Jul 15»

SEC Media Days notes: Sports psychologist helps Kentucky's …

Swindle, who represented Kentucky at the annual Southeastern Conference Media Days on Wednesday, is hopeful that some offseason work has squashed ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Jul 15»

UK's Swindle a whiz ... on Rubik's Cube

HOOVER, Ala. -- Listed in the fine print of Kentucky's media guide is a non-sports talent for senior offensive tackle Jordan Swindle: "I can solve a Rubik's Cube in ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»

The Swindle is Sneaking Closer to a Wii U eShop Release

The Swindle looks set to be the next Curve Digital-published release heading to the Wii U eShop. Developed by Size Five games, it's a "platforming, action and ... «Nintendo Life, Jun 15»

Curry 5, West Blocton 1: Ashlee Swindle delivers big performance …

Curry's Ashlee Swindle pitched a one-hitter and smashed a two-run homer, keeping the Yellow Jackets alive in the Class 4A state tournament at Montgomery's ... «AL.com, May 15»

Loretto businesswoman charged with swindle

Authorities Thursday charged the owner of an electric company with swindling almost $242,000 from her employees since 2010. Honda Electric President Laura ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Apr 15»

Biodiesel swindle nets man 5 years in prison

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Portland say "Kevin Thomas'" name was phony and so was his pitch: he told potential investors that he and a ... «Statesman Journal, Apr 15»

Con men swindle Atlantic City casinos of millions

According to investigators, a group of con men originally from Bangladesh came to New York City and targeted Atlantic City casinos. The men then used casino ... «CNBC, Feb 15»

The Swindle Brings Steampunk Cybercrime to PS4, PS3 & PS Vita …

Blending together platform, action, and stealth gameplay, The Swindle has you breaking into procedurally generated buildings, hacking their systems, stealing ... «PlayStation LifeStyle, Feb 15»

Ex-law enforcement agents charged with theft by swindle from …

Ex-law enforcement agents charged with theft by swindle from American Girl store. Farmington couple charged after returning discount merchandise purchased ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jan 15»