swab English

Meaning swab meaning

What does swab mean?

swab

— verb wash with a swab or a mop swab the ship's decks

— noun cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

— noun implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion

— verb (= dab) apply (usually a liquid) to a surface dab the wall with paint

Synonyms swab synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as swab?

swab English » English

mop

swob

wipe

wash

scrub

sailor

dab

whistle

whisk

wad

swing out

sweep

sponge

smear

skim

seaman

rub off

rub

rake

rag

pumping action

plaster

pass over

padding

pad

mop up

hand broom

graze

gob

gauze

dab off

dab away

cotton bud

cotton ball

clout

clean

absorbent cotton

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Topics swab topics

What do people use swab to talk about?

Physical actions Move something Cover

Spread, smear

• What words refer to spreading something on another thing?
  spread smear brush cover dab daub paint plaster rub slather smear smudge swab

Conjugation swab conjugation

How do you conjugate swab?

swab · verb

Present I swab

Positive I swab

Singular

1st person I swab

2nd person you swab

3rd person he/she/it swabs

Plural

1st person we swab

2nd person you swab

3rd person they swab

Negative I don't swab

Singular

1st person I don't swab I do not swab

2nd person you don't swab you do not swab

3rd person he/she/it doesn't swab he/she/it does not swab

Plural

1st person we don't swab we do not swab

2nd person you don't swab you do not swab

3rd person they don't swab they do not swab

Question do I swab?

Singular

1st person do I swab?

2nd person do you swab?

3rd person does he/she/it swab?

Plural

1st person do we swab?

2nd person do you swab?

3rd person do they swab?

Negative question don't I swab?

Singular

1st person don't I swab? do I not swab?

2nd person don't you swab? do you not swab?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it swab? does he/she/it not swab?

Plural

1st person don't we swab? do we not swab?

2nd person don't you swab? do you not swab?

3rd person don't they swab? do they not swab?

Past I swabbed

Positive I swabbed

Singular

1st person I swabbed

2nd person you swabbed

3rd person he/she/it swabbed

Plural

1st person we swabbed

2nd person you swabbed

3rd person they swabbed

Negative I didn't swab

Singular

1st person I didn't swab I did not swab

2nd person you didn't swab you did not swab

3rd person he/she/it didn't swab he/she/it did not swab

Plural

1st person we didn't swab we did not swab

2nd person you didn't swab you did not swab

3rd person they didn't swab they did not swab

Question did I swab?

Singular

1st person did I swab?

2nd person did you swab?

3rd person did he/she/it swab?

Plural

1st person did we swab?

2nd person did you swab?

3rd person did they swab?

Negative question didn't I swab?

Singular

1st person didn't I swab? did I not swab?

2nd person didn't you swab? did you not swab?

3rd person didn't he/she/it swab? did he/she/it not swab?

Plural

1st person didn't we swab? did we not swab?

2nd person didn't you swab? did you not swab?

3rd person didn't they swab? did they not swab?

Future I'll swab

Positive I'll swab

Singular

1st person I'll swab I will swab

2nd person you'll swab you will swab

3rd person he/she/it'll swab he/she/it will swab

Plural

1st person we'll swab we will swab

2nd person you'll swab you will swab

3rd person they'll swab they will swab

Negative I won't swab

Singular

1st person I won't swab I will not swab

2nd person you won't swab you will not swab

3rd person he/she/it won't swab he/she/it will not swab

Plural

1st person we won't swab we will not swab

2nd person you won't swab you will not swab

3rd person they won't swab they will not swab

Question will I swab?

Singular

1st person will I swab?

2nd person will you swab?

3rd person will he/she/it swab?

Plural

1st person will we swab?

2nd person will you swab?

3rd person will they swab?

Negative question won't I swab?

Singular

1st person won't I swab? will I not swab?

2nd person won't you swab? will you not swab?

3rd person won't he/she/it swab? will he/she/it not swab?

Plural

1st person won't we swab? will we not swab?

2nd person won't you swab? will you not swab?

3rd person won't they swab? will they not swab?

Conditional I'd swab

Positive I'd swab

Singular

1st person I'd swab I would swab

2nd person you'd swab you would swab

3rd person he/she/it'd swab he/she/it would swab

Plural

1st person we'd swab we would swab

2nd person you'd swab you would swab

3rd person they'd swab they would swab

Negative I wouldn't swab

Singular

1st person I wouldn't swab I would not swab

2nd person you wouldn't swab you would not swab

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't swab he/she/it would not swab

Plural

1st person we wouldn't swab we would not swab

2nd person you wouldn't swab you would not swab

3rd person they wouldn't swab they would not swab

Question would I swab?

Singular

1st person would I swab?

2nd person would you swab?

3rd person would he/she/it swab?

Plural

1st person would we swab?

2nd person would you swab?

3rd person would they swab?

Negative question wouldn't I swab?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I swab? would I not swab?

2nd person wouldn't you swab? would you not swab?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it swab? would he/she/it not swab?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we swab? would we not swab?

2nd person wouldn't you swab? would you not swab?

3rd person wouldn't they swab? would they not swab?

Present continuous I'm swabbing

Positive I'm swabbing

Singular

1st person I'm swabbing I am swabbing

2nd person you're swabbing you are swabbing

3rd person he/she/it's swabbing he/she/it is swabbing

Plural

1st person we're swabbing we are swabbing

2nd person you're swabbing you are swabbing

3rd person they're swabbing they are swabbing

Negative I'm not swabbing

Singular

1st person I'm not swabbing I am not swabbing

2nd person you aren't swabbing you're not swabbing you are not swabbing

3rd person he/she/it isn't swabbing he/she/it's not swabbing he/she/it is not swabbing

Plural

1st person we aren't swabbing we're not swabbing we are not swabbing

2nd person you aren't swabbing you're not swabbing you are not swabbing

3rd person they aren't swabbing they're not swabbing they are not swabbing

Question am I swabbing?

Singular

1st person am I swabbing?

2nd person are you swabbing?

3rd person is he/she/it swabbing?

Plural

1st person are we swabbing?

2nd person are you swabbing?

3rd person are they swabbing?

Negative question aren't I swabbing?

Singular

1st person aren't I swabbing? am I not swabbing?

2nd person aren't you swabbing? are you not swabbing?

3rd person isn't he/she/it swabbing? is he/she/it not swabbing?

Plural

1st person aren't we swabbing? are we not swabbing?

2nd person aren't you swabbing? are you not swabbing?

3rd person aren't they swabbing? are they not swabbing?

Past continuous I was swabbing

Positive I was swabbing

Singular

1st person I was swabbing

2nd person you were swabbing

3rd person he/she/it was swabbing

Plural

1st person we were swabbing

2nd person you were swabbing

3rd person they were swabbing

Negative I wasn't swabbing

Singular

1st person I wasn't swabbing I was not swabbing

2nd person you weren't swabbing you were not swabbing

3rd person he/she/it wasn't swabbing he/she/it was not swabbing

Plural

1st person we weren't swabbing we were not swabbing

2nd person you weren't swabbing you were not swabbing

3rd person they weren't swabbing they were not swabbing

Question was I swabbing?

Singular

1st person was I swabbing?

2nd person were you swabbing?

3rd person was he/she/it swabbing?

Plural

1st person were we swabbing?

2nd person were you swabbing?

3rd person were they swabbing?

Negative question wasn't I swabbing?

Singular

1st person wasn't I swabbing? was I not swabbing?

2nd person weren't you swabbing? were you not swabbing?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it swabbing? was he/she/it not swabbing?

Plural

1st person weren't we swabbing? were we not swabbing?

2nd person weren't you swabbing? were you not swabbing?

3rd person weren't they swabbing? were they not swabbing?

Future continuous I'll be swabbing

Positive I'll be swabbing

Singular

1st person I'll be swabbing I will be swabbing

2nd person you'll be swabbing you will be swabbing

3rd person he/she/it'll be swabbing he/she/it will be swabbing

Plural

1st person we'll be swabbing we will be swabbing

2nd person you'll be swabbing you will be swabbing

3rd person they'll be swabbing they will be swabbing

Negative I won't be swabbing

Singular

1st person I won't be swabbing I will not be swabbing

2nd person you won't be swabbing you will not be swabbing

3rd person he/she/it won't be swabbing he/she/it will not be swabbing

Plural

1st person we won't be swabbing we will not be swabbing

2nd person you won't be swabbing you will not be swabbing

3rd person they won't be swabbing they will not be swabbing

Question will I be swabbing?

Singular

1st person will I be swabbing?

2nd person will you be swabbing?

3rd person will he/she/it be swabbing?

Plural

1st person will we be swabbing?

2nd person will you be swabbing?

3rd person will they be swabbing?

Negative question won't I be swabbing?

Singular

1st person won't I be swabbing? will I not be swabbing?

2nd person won't you be swabbing? will you not be swabbing?

3rd person won't he/she/it be swabbing? will he/she/it not be swabbing?

Plural

1st person won't we be swabbing? will we not be swabbing?

2nd person won't you be swabbing? will you not be swabbing?

3rd person won't they be swabbing? will they not be swabbing?

Conditional continuous I'd be swabbing

Positive I'd be swabbing

Singular

1st person I'd be swabbing I would be swabbing

2nd person you'd be swabbing you would be swabbing

3rd person he/she/it'd be swabbing he/she/it would be swabbing

Plural

1st person we'd be swabbing we would be swabbing

2nd person you'd be swabbing you would be swabbing

3rd person they'd be swabbing they would be swabbing

Negative I wouldn't be swabbing

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be swabbing I would not be swabbing

2nd person you wouldn't be swabbing you would not be swabbing

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be swabbing he/she/it would not be swabbing

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be swabbing we would not be swabbing

2nd person you wouldn't be swabbing you would not be swabbing

3rd person they wouldn't be swabbing they would not be swabbing

Question would I be swabbing?

Singular

1st person would I be swabbing?

2nd person would you be swabbing?

3rd person would he/she/it be swabbing?

Plural

1st person would we be swabbing?

2nd person would you be swabbing?

3rd person would they be swabbing?

Negative question wouldn't I be swabbing?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be swabbing? would I not be swabbing?

2nd person wouldn't you be swabbing? would you not be swabbing?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be swabbing? would he/she/it not be swabbing?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be swabbing? would we not be swabbing?

2nd person wouldn't you be swabbing? would you not be swabbing?

3rd person wouldn't they be swabbing? would they not be swabbing?

Present perfect I've swabbed

Positive I've swabbed

Singular

1st person I've swabbed I have swabbed

2nd person you've swabbed you have swabbed

3rd person he/she/it's swabbed he/she/it has swabbed

Plural

1st person we've swabbed we have swabbed

2nd person you've swabbed you have swabbed

3rd person they've swabbed they have swabbed

Negative I haven't swabbed

Singular

1st person I haven't swabbed I have not swabbed

2nd person you haven't swabbed you have not swabbed

3rd person he/she/it hasn't swabbed he/she/it has not swabbed

Plural

1st person we haven't swabbed we have not swabbed

2nd person you haven't swabbed you have not swabbed

3rd person they haven't swabbed they have not swabbed

Question have I swabbed?

Singular

1st person have I swabbed?

2nd person have you swabbed?

3rd person has he/she/it swabbed?

Plural

1st person have we swabbed?

2nd person have you swabbed?

3rd person have they swabbed?

Negative question haven't I swabbed?

Singular

1st person haven't I swabbed? have I not swabbed?

2nd person haven't you swabbed? have you not swabbed?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it swabbed? has he/she/it not swabbed?

Plural

1st person haven't we swabbed? have we not swabbed?

2nd person haven't you swabbed? have you not swabbed?

3rd person haven't they swabbed? have they not swabbed?

Past perfect I had swabbed

Positive I had swabbed

Singular

1st person I had swabbed

2nd person you had swabbed

3rd person he/she/it had swabbed

Plural

1st person we had swabbed

2nd person you had swabbed

3rd person they had swabbed

Negative I hadn't swabbed

Singular

1st person I hadn't swabbed I had not swabbed

2nd person you hadn't swabbed you had not swabbed

3rd person he/she/it hadn't swabbed he/she/it had not swabbed

Plural

1st person we hadn't swabbed we had not swabbed

2nd person you hadn't swabbed you had not swabbed

3rd person they hadn't swabbed they had not swabbed

Question had I swabbed?

Singular

1st person had I swabbed?

2nd person had you swabbed?

3rd person had he/she/it swabbed?

Plural

1st person had we swabbed?

2nd person had you swabbed?

3rd person had they swabbed?

Negative question hadn't I swabbed?

Singular

1st person hadn't I swabbed? had I not swabbed?

2nd person hadn't you swabbed? had you not swabbed?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it swabbed? had he/she/it not swabbed?

Plural

1st person hadn't we swabbed? had we not swabbed?

2nd person hadn't you swabbed? had you not swabbed?

3rd person hadn't they swabbed? had they not swabbed?

Future perfect I'll have swabbed

Positive I'll have swabbed

Singular

1st person I'll have swabbed I will have swabbed

2nd person you'll have swabbed you will have swabbed

3rd person he/she/it'll have swabbed he/she/it will have swabbed

Plural

1st person we'll have swabbed we will have swabbed

2nd person you'll have swabbed you will have swabbed

3rd person they'll have swabbed they will have swabbed

Negative I won't have swabbed

Singular

1st person I won't have swabbed I will not have swabbed

2nd person you won't have swabbed you will not have swabbed

3rd person he/she/it won't have swabbed he/she/it will not have swabbed

Plural

1st person we won't have swabbed we will not have swabbed

2nd person you won't have swabbed you will not have swabbed

3rd person they won't have swabbed they will not have swabbed

Question +'ll I have swabbed?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have swabbed? will I have swabbed?

2nd person +'ll you have swabbed? will you have swabbed?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have swabbed? will he/she/it have swabbed?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have swabbed? will we have swabbed?

2nd person +'ll you have swabbed? will you have swabbed?

3rd person +'ll they have swabbed? will they have swabbed?

Negative question won't I have swabbed?

Singular

1st person won't I have swabbed? will I not have swabbed?

2nd person won't you have swabbed? will you not have swabbed?

3rd person won't he/she/it have swabbed? will he/she/it not have swabbed?

Plural

1st person won't we have swabbed? will we not have swabbed?

2nd person won't you have swabbed? will you not have swabbed?

3rd person won't they have swabbed? will they not have swabbed?

Conditional perfect I'd have swabbed

Positive I'd have swabbed

Singular

1st person I'd have swabbed I would have swabbed

2nd person you'd have swabbed you would have swabbed

3rd person he/she/it'd have swabbed he/she/it would have swabbed

Plural

1st person we'd have swabbed we would have swabbed

2nd person you'd have swabbed you would have swabbed

3rd person they'd have swabbed they would have swabbed

Negative I wouldn't have swabbed

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have swabbed I would not have swabbed

2nd person you wouldn't have swabbed you would not have swabbed

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have swabbed he/she/it would not have swabbed

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have swabbed we would not have swabbed

2nd person you wouldn't have swabbed you would not have swabbed

3rd person they wouldn't have swabbed they would not have swabbed

Question would I have swabbed?

Singular

1st person would I have swabbed?

2nd person would you have swabbed?

3rd person would he/she/it have swabbed?

Plural

1st person would we have swabbed?

2nd person would you have swabbed?

3rd person would they have swabbed?

Negative question wouldn't I have swabbed?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have swabbed? would I not have swabbed?

2nd person wouldn't you have swabbed? would you not have swabbed?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have swabbed? would he/she/it not have swabbed?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have swabbed? would we not have swabbed?

2nd person wouldn't you have swabbed? would you not have swabbed?

3rd person wouldn't they have swabbed? would they not have swabbed?

Imperative swab!

Positive

you swab!

we let's swab!

Negative

you don't swab!

we let's not swab!