swap
verb (used with object)
to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another.
swapped
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past participleof swap.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof swap.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
swapverb (used with object)to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another.
Example Sentences
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But his sum of 213 goals halted after he swapped Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich in 2023.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
“That’s edging past ‘inspired by’ into reproducing the copyrighted song, even when the words are swapped out,” they wrote.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Garrick Stafford swapped dinner updates and made plans for the future with his glamorous online girlfriend, Sarah—all while draining his savings, running up credit-card debt and moving tens of thousands of dollars into crypto wallets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The lead swapped hands several times after the break, but Toulouse grabbed the advantage while Exeter's Ben Hammersley was in the sin-bin to take a narrow victory.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The men swapped stories of their lives and remembrances of battles won and lost.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
