# sweeps

Pronunciation: say "SWEEPS" US /swips/, UK/AUS /swiːps/

## Noun

1. Plural of sweep. — plural of sweep
   - Simple: Plural of sweep. Use this form when you mean more than one sweep.
   - _Two more sweeps of the broom cleared the last of the dust._
   - _The radar sweeps revealed several small aircraft near the coast._
3. The Nielsen ratings collected several times a year to measure how many people watch each television show. *(US)*
   - Simple: The times each year when companies count how many people watch each TV show.
   - _Local stations save their splashiest programming for sweeps each year._
   - _Ratings gathered during sweeps help set the prices stations charge advertisers._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of sweep. — third-person singular simple present indicative of sweep
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of sweep. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The janitor sweeps the hallway before the first class begins._
   - _A cold wind sweeps down from the mountains every winter._

## Origin

Formed from "sweep" with the plural-only suffix "-s".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sweeps (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).