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- Dictionaryslow/sləʊ/
adjective
- 1. moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast: "until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a clock or watch) showing a time earlier than the correct time: "the clock was five minutes slow"
adverb
- 1. at a slow pace; slowly: "the train went slower and slower"
verb
- 1. reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process: "the train slowed to a halt" Similar Opposite
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SLOW definition: 1. moving, happening, or doing something without much speed: 2. used to describe a film, book…. Learn more.
Jul 15, 2012 · 1. a. : mentally dull : stupid. a slow student. b. : naturally inert or sluggish. 2. a. : lacking in readiness, promptness, or willingness. b. : not hasty or precipitate. was slow to anger. 3. a. : moving, flowing, or proceeding without speed or at less than usual speed. traffic was slow. b. : exhibiting or marked by low speed.
having some quality that retards speed or causes movement, progress, work, etc., to be accomplished at less than the usual or expected rate of speed: a slow road. a slow, careful worker; a slow road. running at less than the proper rate of speed or registering less than the proper time, as a clock.
Definition of 'slow' Word Frequency. slow. (sloʊ ) Word forms: comparative slower , superlative slowest , 3rd person singular present tense slows , present participle slowing , past tense, past participle slowed. 1. adjective A1. Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed. The traffic is heavy and slow.
1. a. Not moving or able to move quickly; proceeding at a low speed: a slow train; slow walkers. b. Marked by a retarded tempo: a slow waltz. 2. a. Taking or requiring a long time: the slow job of making bread. b. Taking more time than is usual: a slow worker; slow progress in the peace negotiations. 3.
Slow things don't move fast, but take a while to get where they're going or do what they're doing. Traveling on a slow train might be fun, but you'll get to California faster on a plane. If it takes you a long time to finish a book, you're a slow reader, and if it takes years to become fluent in a foreign language, you can call it a slow process.
adjective. /sləʊ/ (comparative slower, superlative slowest) Idioms. not fast. not moving, acting or done quickly; taking a long time; not fast. a slow pace/speed. Average earnings are rising at their slowest rate for 20 years. a slow driver. Progress was slower than expected. The country is experiencing slow but steady economic growth.
