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    slow
    /sləʊ/

    adjective

    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 reduce speedgo slowerdeceleratelessen one's speedOpposite acceleratespeed up

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  2. Learn the meaning of slow as an adjective, verb, and adverb in English. Find out how to use slow to describe speed, activity, time, temperature, and more.

  3. Learn the various meanings and uses of the word slow as an adjective, adverb, and verb. See synonyms, antonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of slow.

  4. 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.

  5. Learn the various meanings and uses of the word slow as an adjective, adverb, verb, and noun. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and examples of slow in different contexts.

  6. 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.

  7. not moving quickly; 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”. synonyms: bumper-to-bumper. used of traffic.

  8. Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the adjective slow, which means not fast, not moving or acting quickly, or not clever. Find out the idioms, synonyms and word origin of slow.