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Sway Definition

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Etymology

Earlier swey 'to fall, swoon', from Middle English sweyen, from Old Norse sveigja 'to bend, bow', from Proto-Germanic *swaigijanan (cf. East Frisian swooie 'to swing, wave', Dutch zwaaien 'id.', Low German sweuen 'to sway in the wind'), from Proto-Indo-European *swaig- (cf. Lithuanian svaĩgti ‘to become giddy or dizzy’, Avestan pairišxuaxta ‘to surround’, Sanskrit svájate ‘he embraces, enfolds’).

Noun

sway (plural sways)

  1. The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
  2. A rocking or swinging motion.
    The old song caused a little sway in everyone in the room.
  3. Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
    I doubt I'll hold much sway with someone so powerful.
  4. Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
  5. Rule; dominion; control.
  6. A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
  7. The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion

Verb

sway (third-person singular simple present sways, present participle swaying, simple past and past participle swayed)

  1. To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
    The trees swayed in the breeze.
    sway to the music
  2. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.
  3. To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade
    Do you think you can sway their decision?
  4. To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind
    judgment swayed by passion
  5. (nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position
    to sway up the yards
  6. To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
  7. To have weight or influence.
  8. To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

Translations

To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock
  • Afrikaans: swaaie (af)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 搖晃 (zh), 摇晃 (zh) (yáohuang), 搖擺 (zh), 摇摆 (zh) (yáobǎi)
  • Dutch: zwaaien (nl)
  • Finnish: heilua (fi), huojua (fi)
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter
  • Russian: качать (ru) (kačát’)
To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp
To hoist
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline
To have weight or influence
To bear sway; to rule; to govern

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