BE SWIFT TO HEAR, SLOW TO SPEAK

Meaning of BE SWIFT TO HEAR, SLOW TO SPEAK in English

Шибко слушай, да не шибко говори. Ср. Побольше слушай, поменьше говори

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWIFT — I. ˈswift adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English swīfan to revolve, wend, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPEAK — I. ˈspēk verb ( spoke ˈspōk ; or archaic spake ˈspāk ; or dialect British spak ˈspak ; spo·ken ˈspōkən …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAR — ˈhi(ə)r, -iə verb ( heard ˈhərd, ˈhə̄d ; also dialect heared or heerd or heered ˈhi(ə)rd, -i(ə)d ; or hearn …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAR — (v. t.) To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sounds; …
Английский словарь Webster
HEAR — ( v. t. ) To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWIFT — — swiftly , adv. — swiftness , n. /swift/ , adj., swifter, swiftest , adv. , n. adj. 1. moving …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEAK — — speakable , adj. — speakableness , n. — speakably , adv. /speek/ , v. , spoke or ( Archaic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAR — — hearable , adj. — hearer , n. /hear/ , v. , heard /herrd/ , hearing . v.t. 1. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWIFT — I. ˈswift adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English swīfan to revolve — more at swivel …
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
SPEAK — verb ( spoke ˈspōk ; spo·ken ˈspō-kən ; speak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English speken, from Old English sprecan, specan; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEAR — verb ( heard ˈhərd ; hear·ing ˈhir-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English heren, from Old English hīeran; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWIFT — noun the current of a stream. 2. swift ·adv swiftly. 3. swift ·vi of short continuance; passing away quickly. 4. …
Webster English vocab
SPEAK — vi to give sound; to sound. 2. speak ·vt to address; to accost; to speak to. 3. speak ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
HEAR — vt to give attention to as a teacher or judge. 2. hear ·vi to have the sense or faculty of …
Webster English vocab
SWIFT — [swift] adj [ME, fr. OE; akin to OE swifan to revolve--more at swivel] (bef. 12c) 1: moving or capable of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPEAK — [speak] vb spoke ; spo.ken ; speak.ing [ME speken, fr. OE sprecan, specan; akin to OHG sprehhan to speak, Gk …
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
HEAR — [hear] vb heard ; hear.ing [ME heren, fr. OE hieran; akin to OHG horen to hear, and prob. to L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWIFT — also called Ghost Moth, any of the approximately 300 moth species of the cosmopolitan insect family Hepialidae (order Lepidoptera), including …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWIFT — / swɪft; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( swift·er , swift·est ) 1. swift (to do sth) happening …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPEAK — / spiːk; NAmE / verb ( spoke / spəʊk; NAmE spoʊk/ spoken / ˈspəʊkən; NAmE ˈspoʊ-/) HAVE CONVERSATION 1. [ …
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
HEAR — / hɪə(r); NAmE hɪr/ verb ( heard , heard / hɜːd; NAmE hɜːrd/) 1. (not used in the progressive tenses) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWIFT — I. swift 1 /swɪft/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ] 1 . happening or done quickly and immediately: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWIFT — I. Swift, Graham BrE AmE (1949–) a British writer whose best-known novels are Waterland and Last Orders . Both books …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPEAK — speak S1 W1 /spiːk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense spoke /spəʊk $ spoʊk/, past participle spoken /ˈspəʊkən $ ˈspoʊ-/) …
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
HEAR — hear S1 W1 /hɪə $ hɪr/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle heard /hɜːd $ hɜːrd/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWIFT — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 quick, rapid; soon coming or passing. 2 speedy, prompt (a swift response; was swift …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPEAK — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1 intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. …
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
HEAR — v. (past and past part. heard) 1 tr. (also absol.) perceive (sound etc.) with the ear. 2 tr. listen to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWIFT — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 quick, rapid; soon coming or passing. 2 speedy, prompt (a swift response; was swift …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPEAK — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1 intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. …
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
HEAR — v. (past and past part. heard) 1 tr. (also absol.) perceive (sound etc.) with the ear. 2 tr. listen to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWIFT — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. quick, rapid; soon coming or passing. 2 speedy, prompt (a swift response; was swift …
Oxford English vocab
SPEAK — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1. intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. …
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
HEAR — v. (past and past part. heard) 1. tr. (also absol.) perceive (sound etc.) with the ear. 2 tr. listen to …
Oxford English vocab
SWIFT — ( swifter, swiftest, swifts) 1. A swift event or process happens very quickly or without delay. Our task is to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPEAK — ( speaks, speaking, spoke, spoken) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When …
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
HEAR — ( hears, hearing, heard /hɜ:(r)d/ ) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWIFT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a hurried/swift exit (= very quick ) ▪ The family made a hurried exit, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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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
HEAR — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a court hears a case ▪ The county court will hear the case next month. …
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
HEAR — (LISTEN) [verb] [T] [past:] heard - to listen to (someone or something) attentively or officiallyI heard a really interesting programme …
Cambridge English vocab
SPEAK — Synonyms and related words : accost, acquaint, act for, address, admonish, advert to, advertise, advertise of, advise, affect, affirm, allege, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPEAK — See: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, CHILDREN AND FOOLS SPEAK THE TRUTH, NOT TO MENTION or NOT TO SPEAK OF, …
Slang English vocab
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
SPEAK — verb 1 have a conversation ADVERB ▪ briefly ▪ We spoke briefly on the phone. ▪ at length ▪ hardly …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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