slow

slow is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (UK)
  • IPA: /sləʊ/
  • SAMPA: /sl@U/
• (US)
  • IPA: /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 is a short time.
3. If someone is slow, it takes them a while to understand something.

A snail moves slowly

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 something or someone, they do not move as quickly as they were before; you lower the speed of something.
2. (transitive) If you slow something or someone, you do not progress as quickly as you were before.

Related words

• slowly
• slowish
• slowness
• slowpoke

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