slow
To make run, move, etcTo make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
» "Fast" is the opposite of "slow."
"Schnell" ist das Gegenteil von "langsam".
«Быстро» — антоним «медленно».
«Швидко» — антонім «повільно».
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
slow the process
замедля́тьzamedljátʹ
упові́льнюватиupovílʹnjuvaty, спові́льнюватиspovílʹnjuvaty
(transitive)To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
slow the traffic
замедля́тьzamedljátʹ
(intransitive)To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
спові́льнюватисяspovílʹnjuvatysja, упові́льнюватисяupovílʹnjuvatysja
become slow or slower
Examples
1093 sentences"Fast" is the opposite of "slow."
«Швидко» — антонім «повільно». — deniko
ru«Быстро» — антоним «медленно». — Ooneykcall
de"Schnell" ist das Gegenteil von "langsam". — MikeMolto
The clock is ten minutes slow.
Годинник відстає на десять хвилин. — deniko
ruЭти часы отстают на десять минут. — mrtaistoi
deDie Uhr geht zehn Minuten nach. — BraveSentry
I don't think Tom is slow.
Я не думаю, що Том повільний. — deniko
Tom thinks Mary is too slow.
Том вважає Мері занадто повільною. — deniko
Why are you always so slow?
Чому ти завжди такий повільний? — deniko
ruПочему ты всегда такой медлительный? — marafon
deWarum bist du immer so langsam? — raggione
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English slaw, slow, from Old English slāw (“lazy; inert, slow”), from Proto-WeFrom Middle English slaw, slow, from Old English slāw (“lazy; inert, slow”), from Proto-West Germanic *slaiw, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz (“blunt; dull; exhausted, faint, sluggish, weak, weary; listless, torpid; dim-witted, slow; lazy, slack”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sleyH-u- (“bad”).
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Forms
slows, slowing, slowed, slowedPhrasal 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
8 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- to slow down
- a little slower
- was too slow
- a slow learner
- little slower
- slow learner
- is a slow
- slow down a
- a slow eater
- a bit slow
- slow walker
- should slow down