slow

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verb

ADVERB

▪ considerably, dramatically, markedly, noticeably, sharply, significantly

▪ Sales have slowed down quite markedly.

▪ barely, hardly

▪ The roadblocks hardly slowed them at all.

▪ a little, slightly, etc.

▪ gradually

▪ eventually, finally

▪ deliberately

▪ She very deliberately slowed her steps.

▪ down, up

▪ Slow down a little!

VERB + SLOW

▪ begin to

▪ try to

▪ Rachel tried to slow her breathing.

▪ be expected to

▪ Economic growth is expected to slow.

▪ seem to

▪ Time seemed to slow down as she fell.

PHRASES

▪ slow to a crawl, slow to a snail's pace, slow to a walk

▪ I was nearing West Road when the traffic slowed to a crawl.

▪ slow to a halt, slow to a standstill, slow to a stop

▪ The two of them had slowed almost to a stop.

▪ slow to a trickle

▪ The flow of people into the building slowed to a trickle.

▪ slow your pace

▪ Bill slowed his pace to allow her to catch up with him.
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adj.

VERBS

▪ be, prove, seem

▪ remain

ADVERB

▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.

▪ incredibly, remarkably

▪ considerably, noticeably, significantly

▪ My computer is noticeably slower than before.

▪ He was noticeably slow to respond.

▪ I was considerably slower than the other drivers.

▪ a little, slightly, etc.

▪ comparatively, relatively

▪ agonizingly, desperately, excruciatingly, frustratingly, painfully, painstakingly

▪ Filming was painfully slow.

▪ notoriously

▪ Civil court proceedings are notoriously slow.

PREPOSITION

▪ at

▪ They are extremely slow at reaching decisions.

PHRASES

▪ slow and steady

▪ She is showing a slow and steady improvement in her reading ability.

Slow is used with these nouns: ↑acceleration, ↑accumulation, ↑ascent, ↑ball, ↑bowler, ↑bowling, ↑breath, ↑build-up, ↑child, ↑clap, ↑climb, ↑cooking, ↑crawl, ↑dance, ↑dancing, ↑day, ↑death, ↑decay, ↑decline, ↑deliberation, ↑descent, ↑deterioration, ↑disintegration, ↑drawl, ↑drift, ↑drip, ↑erosion, ↑evolution, ↑footstep, ↑fuse, ↑gait, ↑growth, ↑jog, ↑kiss, ↑lane, ↑leak, ↑learner, ↑march, ↑melody, ↑movement, ↑onset, ↑pace, ↑passage, ↑procession, ↑progression, ↑pulse, ↑puncture, ↑rate, ↑reaction, ↑reader, ↑realization, ↑recovery, ↑reduction, ↑response, ↑rhythm, ↑rise, ↑service, ↑sip, ↑slide, ↑song, ↑speed, ↑spin, ↑spread, ↑start, ↑starvation, ↑step, ↑stride, ↑stroke, ↑subsidence, ↑thaw, ↑transition, ↑tread, ↑trickle, ↑trot, ↑walk, ↑waltz, ↑worker

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Synonyms:

Moderate, deliberate / Gradual / Dull, heavy, dead, inert, inactive / Tardy, behindhand / Late / Unready / Tardy, dilatory, inactive, sluggish, late, delaying, lingering, slack / Dull, stupid, heavy, wearisome

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slow´ly — slow «sloh», adjective, adverb, verb. –adj. 1. taking a long time; taking longer than usual; not fast or quick: »a slow journey, a slow messenger. 2. behind time; running at less than proper speed: »The fat man is a slow runner. Seldom readers… … Useful english dictionary
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Slow — (sl[=o]), a. [Compar. {Slower} (sl[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Slowest}.] [OE. slow, slaw, AS. sl[=a]w; akin to OS. sl[=e]u blunt, dull, D. sleeuw, slee, sour, OHG. sl[=e]o blunt, dull, Icel. sl[=o]r, sl[ae]r, Dan. sl[ o]v, Sw. sl[ o]. Cf. {Sloe}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slow — adj 1 *stupid, dull, dense, crass, dumb 2 Slow, dilatory, laggard, deliberate, leisurely can apply to persons, their movements, or their actions, and mean taking a longer time than is necessary, usual, or sometimes, desirable. Slow (see also… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
slow — [ slo ] n. m. • 1925; mot angl. « lent » ♦ Danse lente à pas glissés sur une musique à deux ou quatre temps; cette musique. Des slows langoureux. ● slow nom masculin (de slow fox) Abréviation de slow fox. Danse lente où les partenaires se… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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slow — [slō] adj. [ME slowe < OE slaw, akin to Du sleeuw, ON slær, dull < ?] 1. not quick or clever in understanding; dull; obtuse 2. a) taking a longer time than is expected or usual to act, move, go, happen, etc. b) not hasty, quick, ready, or… … English World dictionary
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slow — 〈[sloʊ] Adj.; Mus.〉 langsam (zu spielen) (Tonpassagen beim Jazz) [engl., „langsam“] * * * slow [slo :, engl.: sloʊ] <Adv.> [engl. slow = langsam] (Musik): Tempobezeichnung im Jazz, etwa zwischen adagio u. andante. * * * slow [englisch,… … Universal-Lexikon
slow — slow, slowly In current English the normal adverb for general purposes is slowly (We drove slowly down the road / She slowly closed the door). Literary uses of slow as an adverb died out in the 19c • (As the stately vessel glided slow beneath the … Modern English usage

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