Визначення слова «sweet» мовою англійська

adjective

1. Tasting of sugars.

   • a sweet apple

2. (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.

   • Sweet wines are better dessert wines.

3. Not of a salty taste.

   • sweet butter

4. Of a pleasant smell.

   • a sweet scent

5. Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.

   • sweet milk

6. Of a pleasant sound.

   • a sweet tune
   • Smooth jazz music has sweet drum beats and cymbals!

7. Of a pleasing disposition.

   • a sweet child
   • It was sweet of her to send some roses for her unwell grandmother.
   • You're so sweet!

8. Of a helpful disposition.

   • It was sweet of him to help out.

9. (mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.

   • sweet gas
   • sweet soil
   • sweet crude oil

10. (informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.

    • The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.
    • 14 November 2014, Steven Haliday, Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero GORDON Strachan enjoyed the sweetest of his 16 matches in charge of Scotland so far as his team enhanced their prospects of Euro 2016 qualification with a crucial and deserved victory over Republic of Ireland.

11. (Australia, slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.

12. (informal, followed by on) Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.

    • The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.

13. Fresh; not salt or brackish.

    • sweet water

14. (of soil, UK, dated) Alkaline.

15. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.

    • a sweet face
    • a sweet colour or complexion
    • Sweet interchange / Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.

16. An intensifier.

interjection

1. Used as a positive response to good news or information.

   • They're making a sequel? Ah, sweet!

adverb

1. In a pleasant manner.

noun

1. (uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

2. (countable, especially UK, India) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.

3. (countable, especially UK) A food eaten for dessert.

   • Can we see the sweet menu, please?

4. Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.

   • "You think that I'll take anything." "I know you will, sweet..." "There wasn't going to be any of that. You promised there wouldn't be." "Well, there is now," she said sweetly.
   • Good evening, my sweet.

5. (obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.

6. (obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.

verb

1. (archaic or poetic) To sweeten.