speed
The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motionThe state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
» The driver maintained a high speed.
Der Fahrer behielt eine hohe Geschwindigkeit bei. — kriskelvin
Водій підтримував високу швидкість. — aandrusiak
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10 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
How does Usain Bolt run at that speed?
Schnelligkeit, Geschwindigkeit
ско́ростьskórostʹ
шви́дкістьšvýdkistʹ
(countable, uncountable)The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.
Speed limits provide information to the drivers about the safe speed to travel in average conditions.
Schnelligkeit, Geschwindigkeit
ско́ростьskórostʹ
distance travelled per unit time
(countable, uncountable)The sensitivity to light of film, plates or sensor.
Filmempfindlichkeit
светочувстви́тельностьsvetočuvstvítelʹnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open (shutter speed).
вы́держкаvýderžka
(countable, uncountable)The largest size of the lens opening at which a lens can be used.
(countable, uncountable)The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a photographic objective.
относи́тельное отве́рстиеotnosítelʹnoje otvérstije
the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
(slang, uncountable)Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally.
Speed, Pep, Amphe
(countable, slang, uncountable)Personal preference.
We could go to the shore next week, or somewhere else if that's not your speed.
(uncountable)A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Luck, success, prosperity.
Examples
723 sentencesThe driver maintained a high speed.
Водій підтримував високу швидкість. — aandrusiak
deDer Fahrer behielt eine hohe Geschwindigkeit bei. — kriskelvin
Don't go above the speed limit.
Не перевищуй швидкість. — triantafillou
ruНе превышай скорость. — al_ex_an_der
deNicht die Höchstgeschwindigkeit überschreiten! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't go over the speed limit.
Не перевищуй швидкість. — triantafillou
ruНе превышайте скорость. — odexed
deNicht die Höchstgeschwindigkeit überschreiten! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You should drive at a safe speed.
Ви мусите вести машину із безпечною швидкістю. — deniko
There's no speed limit.
Обмеження швидкості немає. — deniko
ruОграничения по скорости нет. — urusu_tom
deEs gibt keine Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sped (“prosperity, good luck, quickness, success”), from Old English sFrom Middle English sped (“prosperity, good luck, quickness, success”), from Old English spēd (“success”), from Proto-West Germanic *spōdi (“prosperity, success”), from Proto-West Germanic *spōan, from Proto-Germanic *spōaną (“to prosper, succeed, be happy”), from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to prosper, turn out well”).
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Forms
plural: speedsSynonyms
37 synonyms- changing location rapidly:speedinghurrying
- a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens:swiftnessfastness
- distance travelled per unit time:velocity
- a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression:amphetaminepep pillupper
- the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system:focal ratiof numberstop number
Word family
153 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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