swain

[US]/sweɪn/
[UK]/swen/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. isang kasintahan, isang binata mula sa probinsya, isang dalagang probinsyano
Word Forms
Pluralswains

Phrases & Collocations

a young swain

isang batang lalaki

love-struck swain

isang lalaking nabihag ng pag-ibig

faithful swain

isang tapat na lalaki

Real-world Examples

The fortune she would inherit struck him as a very sufficient provision for two reasonable persons, and if a penniless swain who could give a good account of himself should enter the lists, he should be judged quite upon his personal merits.

Ang kapalaran na kanyang mamana ay tila sapat na pamana para sa dalawang makatwirang tao, at kung ang isang marangal na lalaking walang pera na kayang magbigay ng magandang paliwanag tungkol sa kanyang sarili ay sumali, siya ay huhusgahan batay lamang sa kanyang mga personal na merito.

Source: Washington Square

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