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sweet

sweet

Meaning of sweet

sweet food made of sugar

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Pronunciation
British English/swiːt/
American English/ˈkændi/
Russian transcription[kɐnˈfʲetə]
candy
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sweet with Russian translation

sweet usage examples

🇬🇧UK

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Дети получили конфету после ужина.

The kids got sweet after dinner.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он держит конфету в банке на своём столе.

He keeps sweet in a jar on his desk.

🇺🇸US

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Дети получили конфету после ужина.

The kids got candy after dinner.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он держит конфету в банке на своём столе.

He keeps candy in a jar on his desk.

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sweet belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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sweet synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between sweet / candy / sweets / candy bar / hard candy

C
🇬🇧English
candy

neutral basic word for sweet food made of sugar

A1Very Often

Children like candy.

S
🇬🇧English
sweet

British word for a piece of candy; also means sweet-tasting food in general

A1Very Often

Would you like a sweet?

S
🇬🇧English
sweets

British plural term for candies or other sugary treats

A1Very Often

She bought some sweets for the children.

C
🇬🇧English
candy bar

a chocolate-covered sweet bar or candy in bar form

A1Often

He ate a candy bar after lunch.

H
🇬🇧English
hard candy

a hard, usually long-lasting candy that dissolves slowly

A1Often

She prefers hard candy to chocolate.

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How to pronounce sweet and what this word means

sweet means sweet. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce sweet

/swiːt/

sweet translation

sweet

sweet examples

The kids got sweet after dinner.

sweet transcription

/swiːt/, /ˈkændi/

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sweet meaning: what does it mean?

sweet food made of sugar

sweet pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

sweet is pronounced as /swiːt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

sweet definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The kids got sweet after dinner. Translation: Дети получили конфету после ужина.

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