Meaning
11 senses(intransitive)To go fast.
The Ferrari was speeding along the road.
rasen
нести́сьnestísʹ, мчатьсяmčatʹsja
move very fast
(intransitive)To exceed the speed limit.
Why do you speed when the road is so icy?
(transitive)To increase the rate at which something occurs.
(intransitive, slang)To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.
(archaic, intransitive)To succeed; to prosper, be lucky.
(archaic, transitive)To help someone, to give them fortune; to aid or favour.
God speed, until we meet again.
(obsolete)To be expedient.
(archaic)To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin.
(archaic)To wish success or good fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.
Examples
723 sentencesThe driver maintained a high speed.
Водій підтримував високу швидкість.
deDer Fahrer behielt eine hohe Geschwindigkeit bei.
Don't go above the speed limit.
Не перевищуй швидкість.
ruНе превышай скорость.
deNicht die Höchstgeschwindigkeit überschreiten!
Don't go over the speed limit.
Не перевищуй швидкість.
ruНе превышайте скорость.
deNicht die Höchstgeschwindigkeit überschreiten!
You should drive at a safe speed.
Ви мусите вести машину із безпечною швидкістю.
There's no speed limit.
Обмеження швидкості немає.
ruОграничения по скорости нет.
deEs gibt keine Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English speden, from Old English spēdan (“to speed, prosper, succeed, have sucFrom Middle English speden, from Old English spēdan (“to speed, prosper, succeed, have success”), from Proto-West Germanic *spōdijan (“to succeed”).
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Forms
speeds, speeding, sped, spedSynonyms
18 synonyms- cause to move faster:acceleratespeed up
- move very fast:travel rapidlyhurryzip
- move faster:acceleratespeed upquicken
- move hurridly:rushhotfoothastenhieracepelt alongrush alongcannonball along
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
11 patterns- the speed limit
- speed limit
- over the speed
- speed limit is
- speed things up
- a speeding ticket
- speeding ticket
- to speed things
- got a speeding
- high speed
- speed things