slow down
To decelerateTo decelerate.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To decelerate.
When approaching a bend in the road, slow down, and speed up after leaving it.
(transitive)To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.
With a comfortable lead, the football team slowed down the tempo of the game.
verlangsamen
замедля́тьzamedljátʹ, заме́длитьzamédlitʹ, снижа́ть ско́ростьsnižátʹ skórostʹ
упові́льнюватиupovílʹnjuvaty, упові́льнитиupovílʹnyty, спові́льнюватиspovílʹnjuvaty
reduce the speed of
(figuratively, intransitive, transitive)To become less intense, enthusiastic, etc., usually with a positive connotation, implying that one is stripped of exaggerated or unnecessary eagerness.
Whoa, slow down there, bucko. Everyone will get a chance. Be patient.
Examples
256 sentencesWould you slow down?
Ви не могли би їхати повільніше? — deniko
Slow down, will you?
Трохи повільніше, будь ласка. — deniko
Would you please slow down?
Ви не могли би пригальмувати? — deniko
We have to slow down.
Ми маємо пригальмувати. — deniko
ruНам надо притормозить. — marafon
Tom needs to slow down.
Тому потрібно уповільнитися. — deniko
Translations
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Forms
slows down, slowing down, slowed down, slowed down| Base form | slow down · to slow down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | slows down |
| Present participle | slowing down |
| Past simple | slowed down |
| Past participle | slowed down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- slow upуповільнювати, сповільнюватиTo slow; to slow down; to decelerate.
- slow offсповільнити, уповільнитиSynonym of slow down.
- slow downсповільнити, уповільнитиTo decelerate.
- slow outTo adjust the spacing of intermediate frames so as to smoothly accelerate movement of an object as it leaves a resting position.
- slow inTo adjust the spacing of in-between frames so as to smoothly decelerate movement of an object as it comes to rest
Synonyms
16 synonyms- reduce the speed of:decelerate
- become slow or slower:slowslow upslackslacken
- cause to proceed more slowly:slowslow up
- lose velocity; move more slowly:decelerateslowslow up
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease:relaxloosen upunbendunwinddecompress
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb