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to sweep aside
01
to ignore something, refusing to let it impact one's thoughts or performance
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
aside
Base verb
sweep
Present tense
sweep aside
3rd person singular
sweeps aside
Present participle
sweeping aside
Past simple
swept aside
Past participle
swept aside
Examples
She decided to sweep aside the negative comments and focus on her goals.
