sweet
US /swit/
Definition
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The café is famous for its sweet pastries and fresh coffee.
Word Family
NounNoun
sweet gốc
sweetness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
sweet gốc
AdverbAdv
sweet gốc
sweetly
Synonyms
- sugarycontaining sugar
- delightfulgreatly pleasing or entertaining
- charmingattract; cause to be enamored
Collocations
- Easy sweet tastedescribing sweet taste (English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912))
- Medium sweet deal negotiated with suppliersdescribing sweet deal negotiated with suppliers (English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912))
- Hard sweet smell of commercial triumphdescribing sweet smell of commercial triumph (English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912))
- Very Hard revenge is sweet but fleeting in corporate warfareto revenge is sweet but fleeting in corporate warfare, meaning to take revenge for a perceived wrong
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.