my friend sway over me when i lost her pencil
sway = motion/movement
As I use the swing sway back and forth.
The young child was playing on the swing in the play yard, swaying/swinging back and forth.
sway = motion/movement
The strong wind caused the branches of the tree to sway.
The branches were swaying in the wind.
The big waves made the boat sway back and forth (to and fro).
sway = to change something/influence
He made many promises, but he did not sway my opinion/my thoughts/my decision/my position on that subject.
The salesperson tried to convince me to buy something, but he/she did not sway my decision not to buy it.
The attorney convinced the audience but was unable to sway the jury.
The young child was playing on the swing in the play yard, swaying/swinging back and forth.
sway = motion/movement
The strong wind caused the branches of the tree to sway.
The branches were swaying in the wind.
The big waves made the boat sway back and forth (to and fro).
sway = to change something/influence
He made many promises, but he did not sway my opinion/my thoughts/my decision/my position on that subject.
The salesperson tried to convince me to buy something, but he/she did not sway my decision not to buy it
"The gentle breeze made the swing sway to and fro"
The young child was playing on the swing in the play yard, swaying/swinging back and forth.
sway = motion/movement
The strong wind caused the branches of the tree to sway.
The branches were swaying in the wind.
The big waves made the boat sway back and forth (to and fro).
sway = to change something/influence
He made many promises, but he did not sway my opinion/my thoughts/my decision/my position on that subject.
The salesperson tried to convince me to buy something, but he/she did not sway my decision not to buy it
It is not incorrect. Maybe a better sentence would be: He tried to sway your vote. Or, He tried to bias your vote.
Sway has one syllable.
Over would be a preposition in the sentence.
The "British language" is English. So the answer is that it means "sway".
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Her persuasive arguments had a powerful sway over me, leading me to change my perspective on the issue.
He watched the swing sway in the wind.We tried to sway his opinion.
Barbara was mad at her friend, and she was swaying.
As a verb: I'll make one more effort to sway Dad's opinion of a vacation at the beach. As a noun: The sway of the light fixture was making me dizzy.
Yes, the direct object in the sentence is "buildings." It receives the action of the verb "sway."
Hegemony
It is not incorrect. Maybe a better sentence would be: He tried to sway your vote. Or, He tried to bias your vote.
The lobbyist talked to politicians, trying to sway their votes on the health care bill.
Sway's birth name is Sway Calloway.
Originally the conductor held sway.
Sway has one syllable.
diff b/w sway & nonsway