SLOW-

Meaning of SLOW- in English

~ is used to form words which describe something that happens slowly.

He was stuck in a line of ~moving traffic.

...a ~burning fuse.

COMB in ADJ

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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOW — I. ˈslō adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slāw; akin to Old High German slēo dull Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
SLOW — [slow] adj [ME, fr. OE slaw; akin to OHG sleo dull] (bef. 12c) 1 a: mentally dull: stupid "a ~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLOW — / sləʊ; NAmE sloʊ/ adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( slow·er , slow·est ) NOT FAST 1. not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLOW — I. slow 1 S2 W2 /sləʊ $ sloʊ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative slower , superlative slowest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1. a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
Oxford English vocab
SLOW — ( slower, slowest, slows, slowing, slowed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLOW — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car slows down ▪ The car slowed down and stopped outside our house. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLOW — [verb]To slow is to reduce speed or activity.All the cars have to slow at the bend. [I]The traffic slowed to …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLOW — adj. slow up slow down slow coach slow witted
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SLOW — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: RETARDED , backward, dim-witted, dull, feebleminded, half-witted, imbecile, moronic, simple, slow-witted Related Words: limited; ||dunch …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SLOW — adjective 1. Synonyms: retarded , backward, dim-witted, dull, feebleminded, half-witted, imbecile, moronic, simple, slow-witted Related Word: limited; ||dunch 2. moving, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLOW — I. verb ADVERB ▪ considerably , dramatically , markedly , noticeably , sharply , significantly ▪ Sales have ~ed down …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLOW — INDEX: 1. moving slowly or doing something slowly 2. happening or changing slowly 3. to do something slowly 4. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLOW — adj. 1 lagging, laggard, dawdling, sluggish, sluggard(ly), slow-moving, leaden, ponderous, unhurried, plodding, snail-like, tortoise-like, torpid, leaden-footed, creeping, crawling; deliberate, slow-paced, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SLOW — 1. прил. 1) медленный, тихий a slow train ≈ поезд, идущий с малой скоростью Syn : dilatory, gradual, laggard, leisurely, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLOW — slow.ogg 1. sləʋ n разг. 1. 1> копуша, копун; копунья 2> лентяй 2. кляча 3. слабо поданный мяч ( крикет …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLOW — 1) замедлять 2) малосветосильный 3) малоспособный 4) медленнодействующий 5) медленный 6) медлительный 7) неспешный 8) тихий 9) тихоходный 10) укоснительный 11) черепаший • dead slow speed — самый малый ход slow down to …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SLOW — 1. sləʋ n разг. 1. 1> копуша, копун; копунья 2> лентяй 2. кляча 3. слабо поданный мяч ( крикет ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SLOW — 1. _a. 1> медленный, тихий; постепенный 2> медлительный, неторопливый 3> неспешащий; he was slow in arriving - он запоздал; he …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SLOW — 1. a. 1. медленный, тихий; постепенный 2. медлительный, неторопливый 3. неспешащий; he was slow in arriving - он запоздал; he …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SLOW — 1. _a. 1> медленный, тихий; постепенный 2> медлительный, неторопливый 3> неспешащий; he was slow in arriving он запоздал; he is …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SLOW — 1. прил. 1) медленный, тихий a slow train ≈ поезд, идущий с малой скоростью Syn : dilatory, gradual, laggard, leisurely, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLOW — a. lent (-ore), tard; (wearisome) enoyant; v. TO BE ~ (of clock) retardar. TO ~ DOWN: alentar. desaccelerar SLUG: limace …
English interlingue dictionary
SLOW — hinay;hintay;mabagal;mahinay
English-Visayan vocabulary
SLOW — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slāw; akin to Old High German slēo dull Date: before 12th century …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SLOW — (adv.) Slowly.
Английский словарь Webster
SLOW — (superl.) Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.
Английский словарь Webster
SLOW — (superl.) Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.
Английский словарь Webster
SLOW — (superl.) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.
Английский словарь Webster
SLOW — (superl.) Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.
Английский словарь Webster
SLOW — (superl.) Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.
Английский словарь Webster
SLOW — (superl.) Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.
Английский словарь Webster
SLOW — (superl.) Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; …
Английский словарь Webster
SLOW — () imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
Английский словарь Webster
SLOW — imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOW — ( v. i. ) To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOW — ( superl. ) Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOW — ( superl. ) Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOW — ( superl. ) Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOW — ( superl. ) Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOW — ( superl. ) Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOW — ( superl. ) Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOW — ( superl. ) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOW — ( n. ) A moth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOW — ( adv. ) Slowly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOW — adv. slowly, at a low rate of speed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SLOW — adj. not fast, unhurried; dull-witted, not understanding quickly; gradual, prolonged; not responding quickly; not keeping the proper time (of a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SLOW — adj. go slow slow footed slow footedness slow match slow motion slow pitch slow twitch slow virus slow wave sleep …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SLOW — adj. Function: transitive verb Date: 1557 : to make slow or slower : slacken the speed of < slow a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SLOW — adj. Function: adverb Date: 15th century : SLOWLY usage Some commentators claim that careful writers avoid the adverb slow, in …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SLOW — adj. Pronunciation: ' sl ō Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sl ā w; akin to Old High …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SLOW — ■ adjective 1》 moving or capable of moving only at a low speed. ↘lasting or taking a long time. 2》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SLOW — slow BrE AmE sləʊ AmE sloʊ ▷ slowed sləʊd AmE sloʊd ▷ slower ˈsləʊ ə AmE ˈsloʊ ə r ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык

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