Meaning of slow in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  4. Adverb
    1. Definitions
  5. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /sloʊ/

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  1. Verb

    slow

    Definitions

    1. lose velocity

    Examples

    • « move more slowly »
    • « The car decelerated »

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  2. 2. become slow or slower

    Examples

    • « Production slowed »

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  3. 3. cause to proceed more slowly

    Examples

    • « The illness slowed him down »

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  4. Classifying Adjective

    slow

    Definitions

    1. slow to learn or understand

    Examples

    • « lacking intellectual acuity »
    • « so dense he never understands anything I say to him »
    • « never met anyone quite so dim »
    • « although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick- Thackeray »
    • « dumb officials mak »

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  5. 2. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

    Examples

    • « a boring evening with uninteresting people »
    • « the deadening effect of some routine tasks »
    • « a dull play »
    • « his competent but dull performance »
    • « a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention; »

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  6. 3. (of business) not active or brisk

    Examples

    • « business is dull (or slow) »
    • « a sluggish market »

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  7. Adverb

    slow

    Definitions

    1. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

    Examples

    • « he spoke slowly »
    • « go easy here--the road is slippery »
    • « glaciers move tardily »
    • « please go slow so I can see the sights »

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  8. 2. of timepieces

    Examples

    • « the clock is almost an hour slow »
    • « my watch is running behind »

  9. Qualitative Adjective

    slow

    Etymology

    Old English slāw ‘slow-witted, sluggish’, of Germanic origin

    Definitions

    1. not moving quickly

    Examples

    • « taking a comparatively long time »
    • « a slow walker »
    • « the slow lane of traffic »
    • « her steps were slow »
    • « he was slow in reacting to the news »
    • « slow but steady growth »

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  10. 2. at a slow tempo

    Examples

    • « the band played a slow waltz »

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  11. 3. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

    Examples

    • « the clock is slow »

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