Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to swoop
Participle: swooped
Gerund: swooping
Indicative
Present
| I | swoop |
| you | swoop |
| he;she;it | swoops |
| we | swoop |
| you | swoop |
| they | swoop |
Perfect
| I | have swooped |
| you | have swooped |
| he;she;it | has swooped |
| we | have swooped |
| you | have swooped |
| they | have swooped |
Past
| I | swooped |
| you | swooped |
| he;she;it | swooped |
| we | swooped |
| you | swooped |
| they | swooped |
Pluperfect
| I | had swooped |
| you | had swooped |
| he;she;it | had swooped |
| we | had swooped |
| you | had swooped |
| they | had swooped |
Future
| I | will swoop |
| you | will swoop |
| he;she;it | will swoop |
| we | will swoop |
| you | will swoop |
| they | will swoop |
Future Perfect
| I | will have swooped |
| you | will have swooped |
| he;she;it | will have swooped |
| we | will have swooped |
| you | will have swooped |
| they | will have swooped |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | swoop |
| you | swoop |
| he;she;it | swoop |
| we | swoop |
| you | swoop |
| they | swoop |
Perfect
| I | have swooped |
| you | have swooped |
| he;she;it | have swooped |
| we | have swooped |
| you | have swooped |
| they | have swooped |
Imperfect
| I | swooped |
| you | swooped |
| he;she;it | swooped |
| we | swooped |
| you | swooped |
| they | swooped |
Pluperfect
| I | had swooped |
| you | had swooped |
| he;she;it | had swooped |
| we | had swooped |
| you | had swooped |
| they | had swooped |
Conditional
Present
| I | would swoop |
| you | would swoop |
| he;she;it | would swoop |
| we | would swoop |
| you | would swoop |
| they | would swoop |
Perfect
| I | would have swooped |
| you | would have swooped |
| he;she;it | would have swooped |
| we | would have swooped |
| you | would have swooped |
| they | would have swooped |
Imperative
| you | swoop |
| we | Let's swoop |
| you | swoop |
Verbs conjugated like 'swoop'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'swoop'
scoop,
snoop,
stoop,
swoon,
swop,
bloop,
boop,
coop,
droop,
gloop,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English swopen, from Old English swāpan (“to sweep”). Doublet of swaip. See also sweep, which was probably the basis for analogical restoration of /w/ in this word. See: Middle English '
swopen'.
Verbs referencing "swoop"
Icelandic
sveipa, Danish
svøbe.
Sample Sentences
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The lone eagle swooped down into the lake, snatching its prey, a small fish.
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The dog had enthusiastically swooped down on the bone.
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There was a person called Nana who ruled the nursery. Sometimes she took no notice of the playthings lying about, and sometimes, for no reason whatever, she went swooping about like a great wind and hustled them away in cupboards. [1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:]
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Bridge of Weir: Protection of the site of the former Kilmacolm branch station (closed on January 3 1983) has been lifted, and developers have swooped in with plans for new housing. [2022 January 12, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Scotland”, in RAIL, number 948, page 19:]
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And his Eagles, which can with the same ease as a kite swoops a chicken, snatch up a strong built Chamber of wood 12 foot square, & well crampt & fortified with Iron, with all its furniture, & a man besides, & carry it to the Clouds? [Quoted in 1971, The Scriblerian (volumes 4-5, page 2)]
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Thus the Phyſitian looks with another Eye on the Medicinal hearb, then the grazing Oxe, which ſwoops it in with the common graſs: […] [1661, Joseph Glanvill, “An Apology for Philosophy”, in The Vanity of Dogmatizing: Or Confidence in Opinions. […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC, page 247:]
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And now at last you come to swoop it all. [1670, John Dryden, The Conquest of Granada:]
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Proude Tamer swoopes along, with such a lustie traine / As fits so brave a flood two Countries that divides: […] [1612, Michael Drayton, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [John Selden], editor, Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britaine, […], London: […] [Humphrey Lownes] for M[athew] Lownes; I[ohn] Browne; I[ohn] Helme; I[ohn] Busbie, →OCLC, page 6:]
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He was forever diving into dustbins or swooping on to the ground for cigarette ends. [1989, Michael Bettsworth, Marking Time: A Prison Memoir, page 32:]
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Swooping is picking up discarded cigarette butts from the exercise yard and anywhere else they can be found. [2015, Noel 'Razor' Smith, The Criminal Alphabet: An A-Z of Prison Slang:]