to swap places
1swap places — 1) to move to the place where someone else is sitting or standing, so that they can move to where you were sitting or standing I can t see a thing. Do you mind if we swap places? 2) to be in the situation that another person is in swap places… …
2swap places with someone — change/swap/trade/places (with someone) phrase to take someone’s position while they take yours I’d love to swap places with someone famous, just for a day. Thesaurus: to replace, or to be replacedsynonym Main entry …
3swap places (with somebody) — change/swap ˈplaces (with sb) idiom (usually used in negative sentences) to be in sb else s situation • I m perfectly happy I wouldn t change places with anyone. Main entry: ↑placeidiom …
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5swap — swap1 [ swap ] verb * intransitive or transitive to give something to someone in exchange for something else: TRADE: Do you want to swap seats? swap with someone: If you like this one better, I ll swap with you. swap something for something: She… …
6swap — swap1 S3 swop [swɔp US swa:p] v BrE past tense and past participle swapped present participle swapping [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: swap to hit (14 19 centuries), from the sound; from the practice of striking the hands together when agreeing a… …
7swap (swop) — 1 verb swapped, swapping (I, T) 1 to exchange something with someone, especially so that each of you get what you want; trade 2 (1): I liked her coat and she liked mine, so we swapped. | swap sth for sth: Adam swapped three of his stickers for… …
8swap — [[t]swɒ̱p[/t]] swaps, swapping, swapped also swop 1) V RECIP If you swap something with someone, you give it to them and receive a different thing in exchange. [V pl n] Next week they will swap places and will repeat the switch weekly... [V pl n… …
9swap — I UK [swɒp] / US [swɑp] verb Word forms swap : present tense I/you/we/they swap he/she/it swaps present participle swapping past tense swapped past participle swapped * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to give something to someone in exchange for… …
10swap — [swɒp] verb [I/T] to give something to someone in exchange for something else If you like this one better, I ll swap with you.[/ex] Members are encouraged to swap books with each other.[/ex] • swap places 1) if two people swap places, each person …
