sweet is on the Basic English 850 List.
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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Positive
sweet

Comparative
sweeter

Superlative
sweetest

  1. If something is sweet, it tastes like sugar or fruit.
    This cake is very sweet. I think you put much sugar in it.
  2. A sweet person or thing pleases or is nice.
    Thank you! It's very sweet of you to give me this.
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Singular
sweet

Plural
sweets

  1. (countable) (UK) A sweet is a piece of candy.