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SWET-uh/ˈswetə/

A sweater is a warm knitted piece of clothing for the top of the body, pulled on over the head. Countable: a sweater, sweaters. British English often says jumper for the same picture. A coat is longer and for outdoors over other clothes; a shirt is thinner with buttons. Mix-up: sweater vs sweet (sugar, nice) — extra er; and sweater vs sweat (water from your body).

Meaning

A warm knitted piece of clothing for the top of the body.

Examples

• “Put on a sweater — it is cold.”
• “This sweater is too itchy.”
• “Wash the sweater in cold water.”

Good to know

a sweater. British often: jumper. Contrast: coat (outer), shirt (buttons, thinner). Mix-up: sweet, sweat.

Near in meaning

jumper

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