swing to



swing to something

to change to a different position or attitude. The mood of the country is swinging to conservatism. Soon the attitudes of the people will swing to the opposite side.
See also: swing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GÉRald-French
JÓHannes-Icelandic, Faroese
Beatricebe-ah-TREE-che (Italian), BEE-ə-tris (English), BEE-tris (English), BE-ah-trees (Swedish), be-ah-TREES (Swedish)Italian, English, Swedish
AllisonAL-i-sənEnglish
Isabelaee-sah-BEL-ah (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Mustafamoos-TAH-fah (Turkish)Arabic, Turkish