sway
Nghĩa (English)
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- To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
- To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
- To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
- To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.
- To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
- To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
- To have weight or influence.
- To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Synonyms
be unsteady
lumber along
be lopsided
wield
blow about
rock to and fro
backward and forward
be capricious
pursue erratic course
make anxious
lean to a particular side
persuade somebody to believe
swish back and forth
waver between opinions
waving motion
swinging motion
seving
weight with
ability
lean over
shilly shally
Tính thường xuyên
Phát âm là (IPA)
/sweɪ/
Từ nguyên (English)
In summary
From earlier swey (“to fall, swoon”), from Middle English sweyen, from Old Norse sveigja (“to bend, bow”), from Proto-Germanic *swaigijaną (compare Saterland Frisian swooie (“to swing, wave, wobble”), Dutch zwaaien, Dutch Low Saxon sweuen (“to sway in the wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁- (compare Lithuanian svaĩgti (“to become giddy or dizzy”), the second element of Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌-𐬱𐬑𐬎𐬀𐬑𐬙𐬀 (paⁱri-šxuaxta, “to surround”), Sanskrit स्वजते (svájate, “he embraces, enfolds”). The noun derived from the verb.
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