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swot

(swɒt)
vb, swots, swotting or swotted
(Education) (often foll by up) to study (a subject) intensively, as for an examination; cram
n
1. (Education) Also called: swotter a person who works or studies hard
2. hard work or grind
Also called: swat
[C19: dialect variant of sweat (n)]

swot

(swɒt)
n, vb, swots, swotting or swotted
a variant of swat1

SWOT

abbreviation for
(Marketing) strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats: an analysis of a product made before it is marketed
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swot1

(swɒt)

v.t. swot•ted, swot•ting,
n.
swat 1.
swot′ter, n.

swot2

(swɒt)

v. swot•ted, swot•ting,
n. Brit. Slang. v.i.
1. to study or work hard.
n.
2. a student who studies hard; grind.
[1840–50; dial. variant of sweat]
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swot


Past participle: swotted
Gerund: swotting

Imperative
swot
swot
Present
I swot
you swot
he/she/it swots
we swot
you swot
they swot
Preterite
I swotted
you swotted
he/she/it swotted
we swotted
you swotted
they swotted
Present Continuous
I am swotting
you are swotting
he/she/it is swotting
we are swotting
you are swotting
they are swotting
Present Perfect
I have swotted
you have swotted
he/she/it has swotted
we have swotted
you have swotted
they have swotted
Past Continuous
I was swotting
you were swotting
he/she/it was swotting
we were swotting
you were swotting
they were swotting
Past Perfect
I had swotted
you had swotted
he/she/it had swotted
we had swotted
you had swotted
they had swotted
Future
I will swot
you will swot
he/she/it will swot
we will swot
you will swot
they will swot
Future Perfect
I will have swotted
you will have swotted
he/she/it will have swotted
we will have swotted
you will have swotted
they will have swotted
Future Continuous
I will be swotting
you will be swotting
he/she/it will be swotting
we will be swotting
you will be swotting
they will be swotting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been swotting
you have been swotting
he/she/it has been swotting
we have been swotting
you have been swotting
they have been swotting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been swotting
you will have been swotting
he/she/it will have been swotting
we will have been swotting
you will have been swotting
they will have been swotting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been swotting
you had been swotting
he/she/it had been swotting
we had been swotting
you had been swotting
they had been swotting
Conditional
I would swot
you would swot
he/she/it would swot
we would swot
you would swot
they would swot
Past Conditional
I would have swotted
you would have swotted
he/she/it would have swotted
we would have swotted
you would have swotted
they would have swotted
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.swot - an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studiousswot - an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
dweeb, grind, nerd, wonk
assimilator, learner, scholar - someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
Verb1.swot - study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
bone, bone up, grind away, mug up, swot up, cram, drum, get up
cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
hit the books, study - learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

swot

verb
1. (Informal) study, revise, cram (informal), work, get up (informal), pore over, bone up on (informal), burn the midnight oil, mug up (Brit. slang), toil over, apply yourself to, lucubrate (rare) They swotted for their A levels.
noun
1. (Usually disparaging) academic, intellectual, bookworm, egghead (informal), savant, bluestocking (usually disparaging) He was a bit of a swot and excelled at school and university.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
مُجِدٌّ في العَمَليَدْرُس بِجِديَعْمَلُ باجتِهاد
biflovat-kašprtoun
terpemorakker
päntätä
štrebati
magolmagoló
kúra, puîa, læra stíftkúristi
ガリ勉する
맹렬히 공부하다
kalikas
iekalējskaltzubrītzubrītājs
bifľošbifľovať sa
guliti se
plugga
เรียนอย่างหนัก
ineklemekçok çalışmakinekçi
học miệt mài

swot

[swɒt]
A. N → empollón/ona m/f
B. VT & VI to swot up (on) sth → empollar algo
to swot for an exam → empollar para un examen
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swot

[ˈswɒt] (British)
n → bachoteur/euse m/f
vi → bachoter
to swot for sth → potasser qch
I'll have to swot for my maths exam → Je vais devoir potasser mon examen de maths.
swot up
vt sep → potasser
vi
to swot up on sth → potasser qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

swot

(Brit inf)
vi → büffeln (inf), → pauken (inf); to swot up (on) one’s maths → Mathe pauken (inf); to swot at something → etw pauken (inf) → or büffeln (inf)
vt → büffeln (inf), → pauken (inf)
n (pej: = person) → Streber(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

swot

[swɒt]
1. vt (fam) → sgobbare su
to swot up (on) one's maths → ripassare tutta la matematica
2. vi → sgobbare
to swot for an exam → sgobbare per un esame
3. n (pej) → sgobbone/a, secchione/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

swot

(swot) – past tense, past participle ˈswotted – verb
to study hard, especially by memorizing eg for an examination.
noun
an unkind word for a person who studies hard.
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swot

→ يَعْمَلُ باجتِهاد biflovat terpe büffeln μελετώ υπερβολικά empollar päntätä bûcher štrebati sgobbare ガリ勉する 맹렬히 공부하다 blokken pugge wkuć queimar as pestanas зубрить plugga เรียนอย่างหนัก ineklemek học miệt mài 用功读书
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