swallow
🇺🇸
/ˈswɑːləʊ/
🇬🇧
/ˈswɒləʊ/
verb
B2
to take food or drink down your throat into your stomach
It was hard to swallow the pill with water.
B2
to move your throat muscles as if swallowing, often when nervous
He had to swallow hard before speaking.
R
to take in or cover completely so it can't be seen
The city began to swallow the nearby fields.
R
to use up completely, especially money
Rent can swallow most of your income.
R
to accept or believe something as true
I find that story hard to swallow.
R
to hide your feelings
Sometimes you must swallow your anger.
R
to accept criticism without complaining
She had to swallow their harsh words.
noun
R
a small bird with long wings that flies to warmer places in winter
The swallow returns each spring.
R
the act of swallowing or the amount swallowed at once
Take one swallow of water after the medicine.
translation
to take food or drink down your throat into your stomach; to move your throat muscles as if swallowing, often when nervous; to take in or cover completely so it can't be seen; to use up completely, especially money; to accept or believe something as true; to hide your feelings; to accept criticism without complaining
a small bird with long wings that flies to warmer places in winter; the act of swallowing or the amount swallowed at once
Word Forms
3rd Present
swallows
Progressive
swallowing
Past
swallowed
Perfect
swallowed
Plural
swallows