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# swap

verb (swap, swaps, swapped, swapping); noun (a swap, swaps); also spelt swop (UK)

«swap» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To swap is to give one thing and get another in return. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swap/#m1)
2. To swap places or seats is for two people to change places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swap/#m2)
3. A swap is the act of swapping, or the thing you get. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swap/#m3)

### In the lessons

things change hands; each gives and gets, so totals may change or stay the same; in school: swapping stickers, cards or lunch with friends; in maths: swapping the order of numbers in adding or multiplying does not change the answer; phrases: «swap places», «swap over», «a fair swap»

### Examples

- Tom swaps 3 stickers for 2 of Ben's. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swap/#x1)
- They swap seats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swap/#x2)
- She swapped 4 marbles for 1 big one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swap/#x3)
- How many stickers does Tom have after the swap? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swap/#x4)
- Can I swap my apple for your banana? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swap/#x5)
- We swapped books after we finished reading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swap/#x6)
- Swap the numbers: 4 + 7 is the same as 7 + 4. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swap/#x7)
- That was a fair swap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swap/#x8)
- The two players swapped shirts after the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swap/#x9)

### Note

Each side: minus what is given, plus what is got. Trap: an equal swap leaves the counts the same. Past: swapped (double p). Swapping numbers works for + and ×, not for − and ÷.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «swap» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swap/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«swap» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swap.html) on Mova free.