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swing around

/swɪŋ əˈraʊnd/

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verb

/swɪŋ əˈraʊnd/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения быстрого поворота или внезапного изменения направления, часто в физическом или переносном смысле.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of turning quickly or changing direction suddenly, often in a physical or figurative sense.

uncountable · irregular verb · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

  1. Turn quicklyinformal

    To turn or rotate something or someone quickly in a different direction.

    ruРезко повернуться

    • He swung around when he heard his name called.
    • She swung the car around and headed back home.
    • The dancer swung around gracefully on stage.

    Synonymspivotrotatespinswivelturntwirlwheelwhirl

    Antonymsalignsteadystillstraighten

  2. Change opinion or directioninformal

    To suddenly change one's opinion, position, or course of action.

    ruРезко изменить мнение

    • The politician swung around on the issue after public pressure.
    • The company swung around its strategy to focus on sustainability.
    • He swung around and decided to support the new proposal.

    Synonymsabout-faceflip-flopreverseshiftturn aroundveer

Forms
  • swung around past participle
  • swung around past simple
  • swinging around present participle
  • swings around third person singular

Base verbswing

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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