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Sun 94 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Sway
Can I use' sway' as follows?
When I broke up with him, I decided that I would never see him again. But after I found out that he really loved me, my mind was swayed.
The fact that I can be admitted to XX university with full schloarship swayed my mind to apply to YY university.
He is not handsome but his manners swayed my mind.
When I broke up with him, I decided that I would never see him again. But after I found out that he really loved me, my mind was swayed.
The fact that I can be admitted to XX university with full schloarship swayed my mind to apply to YY university.
He is not handsome but his manners swayed my mind.
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I would phrase the sentences differently, but yes, I would say swayed is correctly used.
- I would phrase the sentences differently, but yes, I would say swayed is correctly used.
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I would phrase the sentences differently, but yes, I would say swayed is correctly used.
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I think you are trying to use the word swayed as a synonym for change (which it is not).
Here's the definition:
sway
to move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backward and forward or from side to side :
[ intrans. ] he swayed slightly on his feet | [as adj. ] ( swaying) swaying palm trees | [ trans. ] wind rattled and swayed the trees.
• [ trans. ] contr
Here's the definition:
sway
to move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backward and forward or from side to side :
[ intrans. ] he swayed slightly on his feet | [as adj. ] ( swaying) swaying palm trees | [ trans. ] wind rattled and swayed the trees.
• [ trans. ] contr
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