slow

slow is on the Basic English 850 List.

slope - slow - small

slow is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

slight - slow - small

Pronunciation

• (UK)
  • IPA ^(key): /sləʊ/
  • SAMPA: /sl@U/
• (US)
  • IPA ^(key): /sloʊ/
  • SAMPA: /sloU/

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Adjective

Positive slow

Comparative slower

Superlative slowest

1. Something is slow if it takes a long time to move. It is not fast.

   A snail is a very slow animal. It moves slowly.

2. If something is slow, it does not happen in a short time.
3. If someone is slow, it takes them a while to understand something.

Synonyms

• lengthy
• ponderous
• gradual

Antonyms

• fast
• quick
• swift

Verb

Plain form slow

Third-person singular slows

Past tense slowed

Past participle slowed

Present participle slowing

1. (transitive) If you slow someone or something, he, she, or it does not move as quickly as he, she, or it did before; you lower the speed of something.
2. (intransitive) If you slow, you do not progress as quickly as you did before.

Related words

• slowly
• slowish
• slowness
• slowpoke

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