CEFR A2

swoon

noun

Meaning

swoon means a faint. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The girls swooned at the picture of their favorite actor.
The article uses swoon to mean a faint.

Synonyms: black out, faint, pass out

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swoon (A2)

noun

Pronunciation: /swuːn/

Definition

swoon means a faint. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The girls swooned at the picture of their favorite actor.
The article uses swoon to mean a faint.
The teacher asked students to find swoon in the reading.

How to Use swoon

a/the swoon (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a swoon."
swoon in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked swoon in context before translating it."

Synonyms of swoon

Words with a similar meaning to swoon:

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