sweet
/swiːt/
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Translation
Tasting of sugar, like honey or cake, not bitter or salty.
Word origin
From Old English swete, the common Germanic word for a sugary taste.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- swete
Examples
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"Sweet" means it tastes of sugar.
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Here "sweet" describes food that tastes of sugar.
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Here "sweet" tells us the tea has a lot of sugar.
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