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swap over en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To exchange, change over (positions etc.)
    • There's a change of driver halfway at Crianlarich. Glasgow crews bring the 35-year-old Class 156 north, then wait to take over the next train back south. Crews from Mallaig, Oban and Fort William take their trains from the coast to Crianlarich and swap over. There's a tiny rest room on the platform, with a microwave and a sink, while they wait. Some drivers are signed all the way to the city. Most are not. 2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, in RAIL, number 997, pages 37-38:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
swaps over Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
swapping over Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
swapped over Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
swapped over Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

swapover