SLOW BUT (OR AND) SURE

Meaning of SLOW BUT (OR AND) SURE in English

slow but ( or and) sure

not quick but achieving the required result eventually.

→ slow

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SURE — I. ˈshu̇(ə)r, ˈshu̇ə sometimes ˈshər or ˈshə̄, esp South, NewEng, & Brit ˈshō(ə)r or ˈshōə or ˈshȯ(ə)r or ˈshȯ(ə), chiefly …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUT — I. (ˈ)bət, usu -əd.+V conjunction Etymology: Middle English, conjunction & preposition, from Old English būtan, būte, conjunction & preposition, without, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SURE — — sureness , n. /shoor, sherr/ , adj., surer, surest , adv. adj. 1. free from doubt as to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUT — but 1 /but/ ; unstressed /beuht/ , conj. 1. on the contrary; yet: My brother went, but I did not. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SURE — I. ˈshu̇r, especially Southern ˈshȯr adjective ( sur·er ; sur·est ) Etymology: Middle English seur, sure, from Anglo-French seur, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
SURE — superl betrothed; engaged to marry. 2. sure ·superl free from danger; safe; secure. 3. sure ·adv in a sure manner; …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
BUT — noun a limit; a boundary. 2. but ·vt a thrust in fencing. 3. but ·vi ·see butt, ·v, and abut, …
Webster English vocab
SURE — [sure] adj sur.er ; sur.est [ME, fr. MF sur, fr. L securus secure] (13c) 1 obs: safe from danger or …
Merriam-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
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLOW — / sləʊ; NAmE sloʊ/ adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( slow·er , slow·est ) NOT FAST 1. not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLOW — I. slow 1 S2 W2 /sləʊ $ sloʊ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative slower , superlative slowest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUT — I. but 1 S1 W1 /bət; strong bʌt/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: butan 'outside, without, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SURE — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 having or seeming to have adequate reason for a belief or assertion. 2 (often foll. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SURE — adj. & adv. adj. 1 having or seeming to have adequate reason for a belief or assertion. 2 (often foll. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUT — conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. conj. 1 a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SURE — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. having or seeming to have adequate reason for a belief or assertion. 2 (often foll. …
Oxford English vocab
SLOW — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1. a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
BUT — 1.conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. --conj. 1. a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
Oxford English vocab
SURE — ( surer, surest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use but to introduce something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUT — I. conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bloody but unbowed ▪ After the fight, Ali was bloody but unbowed . But …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SURE — [adjective] -r, -st - certain; without any doubt"No more dessert for me, thank you." "Are you sure?""What's wrong with him?" …
Cambridge English vocab
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
SURE — Synonyms and related words : OK, Roger, abiding, absolute, absolutely, accurate, adducible, admissible, agape, agog, all agog, all right, alright, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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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
SURE — See ↑ SURE/NOT SURE 1, ↑ THANK 5, ↑ YES 1,2,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be bound to/be sure to/be certain …
Longman Activator English vocab
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
SURE — adj. 25B6; adjective I am sure that they didn't : CERTAIN, positive, convinced, confident, definite, assured, satisfied, persuaded; unhesitating, unwavering, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SURE — adj. 1 certain, assured, convinced, persuaded, positive, definite, unwavering, unswerving, unflinching, steadfast, steady, unshakeable or unshakable, confident, satisfied, undeviating, unfaltering …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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
SURE — 1. прил. 1) уверенный; убедившийся I'm sure I didn't mean to hurt you. ≈ Уверяю вас, я не хотел вас …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLOW — 1. прил. 1) медленный, тихий a slow train ≈ поезд, идущий с малой скоростью Syn : dilatory, gradual, laggard, leisurely, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUT — I (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. нареч. лишь, только, единственно; просто He is but a child. ≈ Он всего лишь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SURE — sure.ogg 1. ʃʋə a 1. 1> уверенный to be /to feel/ sure of success of oneself - быть уверенным в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUT — but.ogg _I 1. bʌt n возражение your ifs and buts make me tired - мне надоели ваши «если» и «но» …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SURE — 1) безопасный 2) верный 3) надежный • almost sure continuity — непрерывность почти наверное almost sure convergence — сходимость почти наверное almost sure defined — почти …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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

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