varrer.
to sweep (to clean [a place] using a broom)
Meaning & usage
to sweep (to clean [a place] using a broom)
A empregada varrera a sala antes da visita chegar.
to sweep (to move something using a broom)
Queríamos varrer a poeira para debaixo do tapete.
to sweep, to expel completely and quickly
A legião romana varreu os hunos da Gália.
to sweep; to go through (to search a place methodically)
Militantes varreram a cidade em busca de infiéis.
to scan (to examine sequentially, part by part)
Deixei o programa varrendo os arquivos.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese varrer, from Latin verrere. Related to the word guerra. Compare Galician varrer and Spanish barrer.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.