Meaning

1 senses
  1. (colloquial, idiomatic)To slow; to slow down; to decelerate.

    become slow or slower

Examples

3 sentences
  1. I'm very slow at making up my mind.

    ruЯ медлителен в принятии решений.

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  2. Tom slowed us up.

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  3. Private Petrov! You're too slow. Ten push-ups!

    ruРядовой Петров! Ты слишком медлителен. Десять отжиманий!

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Forms

slows up, slowing up, slowed up, slowed up
Base formslow up · to slow up
3rd person singularslows up
Present participleslowing up
Past simpleslowed up
Past participleslowed up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyslow up
he, she, itslows up

Past simpleLesson

all personsslowed up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave slowed up
he, she, ithas slowed up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill slow up

Phrasal verbs

5 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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