swiftly
In a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetlyIn a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
» His fingers ran swiftly over the keys.
Seine Finger bewegten sich flink über die Klaviatur.
Его пальцы быстро двигались над клавиатурой.
Meaning
1 sensesIn a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
schnell, flink, behände
in a swift manner
Examples
43 sentencesHis fingers ran swiftly over the keys.
ruЕго пальцы быстро двигались над клавиатурой.
deSeine Finger bewegten sich flink über die Klaviatur.
Swallows fly swiftly.
Ластівки літають швидко.
The sleigh glided swiftly over the ice.
ruСани бойко заскользили по льду.
deDer Schlitten rutschte geschwind über das Eis.
Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought.
I swiftly dismiss their questions about her.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English swiftly, swyftely, swiftliche, from Old English swiftlīċe (“swiftly”),From Middle English swiftly, swyftely, swiftliche, from Old English swiftlīċe (“swiftly”), equivalent to swift + -ly.
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Forms
swiftlier/more swiftly, swiftliest/most swiftly| Comparative | swiftlier / more swiftly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | swiftliest / most swiftly |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- in a swift manner:fleetly
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb