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sweeptransitive verb 2. to remove or clear away (dirt, debris, etc.) as with a broom or brushing movement ( Sweep dictionary definition | sweep defined) Which of the following two analyses is correct? [ANALYSIS 1] as = for example [ANALYSIS 2] to remove or clear away (dirt, debris, etc.) as with a broom or brushing movement = to remove or clear away (dirt, debris, etc.) in the way/manner in which one would do with a broom or brushing movement
My English is probably at CEFR A1 or A2 level.
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Well, they mean pretty much the same thing, don't they.
For example with a broom or brushing movement.
In the manner of using a broom of a brushing movement.
Since it includes the more general 'brushing movement', it includes other examples such as using a hand or another implement - so the result is the same, surely!
Remember the 'definitions' are just someone's attempt to express one word by using several other words - they are rarely going to be exact because that is the meaning that the original word expresses. And a simple word like 'as' that has so many meanings - you need to assign a meaning each time and that will always depend on context.
You know how a dictionary works -
sweep - ____ a brushing movement
the word 'as' there is really how you would put those two ideas together - the word and the explanation.
Personally, I read that and think
sweep - use a movement like a brushing movement
sweep - move a brush in the same way as what you call a brushing movement
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Koh - this is the same question - relating to what "as" means in a dictionary explanation - as was answered a couple of days ago.
The answer hasn't changed.
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Reiko07 not Koh
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Oh - I do beg your pardon, Reiko -
This is what happens when I sit down at the computer without having had a cup of coffee: total insanity!!
I do apologise.
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But the other thread was by Reiko07 as well, so the point stands - just not addressed to KohEl.
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thar wrote:Well, they mean pretty much the same thing, don't they. Thank you very much.
My English is probably at CEFR A1 or A2 level.
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Romany wrote:The answer hasn't changed. Thank you very much.
My English is probably at CEFR A1 or A2 level.
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Romany wrote:Oh - I do beg your pardon, Reiko -
This is what happens when I sit down at the computer without having had a cup of coffee: total insanity!!
I do apologise.
No problem.
My English is probably at CEFR A1 or A2 level.
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