sweet
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/swiːt/
🇬🇧
/swiːt/
adjective
A2
tasting like sugar or candy
The cake was so sweet, I couldn't eat another bite.
R
smelling nice
The flowers have a sweet fragrance.
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sounding nice
She has a sweet singing voice.
R
good for you, not harmful
The fresh air is sweet and clean.
R
making you happy
It's sweet of you to say that.
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looking nice
You look sweet in that dress.
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being kind
It was sweet of you to help me.
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showing approval
Free tickets? That's sweet!
noun
A2
a small candy or treat
I bought some sweets for the party.
R
a dessert course
I'd love to have some sweet after dinner.
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a term of endearment
Sweet, don't worry, everything will be alright.
translation
tasting like sugar or candy; smelling nice; sounding nice; good for you, not harmful; making you happy; looking nice; being kind; showing approval
a small candy or treat; a dessert course; a term of endearment
Word Forms
Comparative
sweeter
Superlative
sweetest
Plural
sweets