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slow


slow

unhurried; gradual; leisurely
Not to be confused with:sloe – fruit of the blackthorn; the shrub itself

slow

S0479200 (slō)adj. slow·er, slow·est 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. Allowing movement or action only at a low speed: a slow track; a slow infield.4. Registering a time or rate behind or below the correct one: a slow clock.5. Lacking in promptness or willingness; not precipitate: They were slow to accept our invitation.6. Characterized by a low volume of sales or transactions: Business was slow today.7. Lacking liveliness or interest; boring: a slow party.8. Not having or exhibiting intellectual or mental quickness: a slow learner.9. Only moderately warm; low: a slow oven.adv. slower, slowest 1. So as to fall behind the correct time or rate: The watch runs slow.2. At a low speed: Go slow!v. slowed, slow·ing, slows v.tr.1. To make slow or slower.2. To delay; retard.v.intr. To become slow or slower.
[Middle English, from Old English slāw, obtuse, sluggish, dim-witted; akin to Dutch slee, blunt, dull, and Old Norse sljór, blunt, dim-witted.]
slow′ly adv.slow′ness n.Synonyms: slow, dilatory, leisurely, laggard
These adjectives mean taking more time than is usual or necessary. Slow is the least specific: a slow bus; a slow heartbeat; slow to anger. Dilatory implies lack of promptness caused by delay, procrastination, or indifference: paid a late fee because I was dilatory in paying the bill. Leisurely suggests a relaxed lack of haste: went for a leisurely walk by the river. Laggard implies hanging back or falling behind: "the horses' laggard pace" (Rudyard Kipling).

slow

(sləʊ) adj1. performed or occurring during a comparatively long interval of time2. lasting a comparatively long time: a slow journey. 3. characterized by lack of speed: a slow walker. 4. (prenominal) adapted to or productive of slow movement: the slow lane of a motorway. 5. (Horology) (of a clock, etc) indicating a time earlier than the correct time6. given to or characterized by a leisurely or lazy existence: a slow town. 7. not readily responsive to stimulation; intellectually unreceptive: a slow mind. 8. dull or uninteresting: the play was very slow. 9. not easily aroused: a slow temperament. 10. lacking promptness or immediacy: a slow answer. 11. unwilling to perform an action or enter into a state: slow to anger. 12. behind the times13. (Commerce) (of trade, etc) unproductive; slack14. (of a fire) burning weakly15. (Cookery) (of an oven) cool16. (Photography) photog requiring a relatively long time of exposure to produce a given density: a slow lens. 17. (General Sporting Terms) sport (of a track, etc) tending to reduce the speed of the ball or the competitors18. (Cricket) cricket (of a bowler, etc) delivering the ball slowly, usually with spinadvin a manner characterized by lack of speed; slowlyvb (often foll by: up or down) to decrease or cause to decrease in speed, efficiency, etc[Old English slāw sluggish; related to Old High German slēo dull, Old Norse slǣr, Dutch sleeuw slow] ˈslowly adv ˈslowness n

slow

(sloʊ)

adj. and
adv. slow•er, slow•est,
v. adj. 1. moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed: a slow train. 2. characterized by lack of speed: a slow pace. 3. taking or requiring a comparatively long time. 4. gradual: slow growth. 5. mentally dull: a slow child. 6. not readily disposed (usu. fol. by to or an infinitive): slow to anger. 7. burning or heating with little intensity: a slow oven. 8. slack; not busy: a slow stock market. 9. progressing or allowing progress at less than the usual or desired rate of speed: a slow worker; a slow road. 10. running at less than the proper rate of speed, as a clock. 11. dull or tedious: a slow party. 12. Photog. requiring long exposure, as by having a small lens diameter or low film sensitivity. 13. (of the surface of a race track) sticky from a recent rain and in the process of drying out. adv. 14. in a slow manner; slowly: Drive slow. v.t. 15. to make slow or slower (often fol. by up or down). 16. to reduce the progress of. v.i. 17. to slacken in speed (often fol. by up or down). [before 900; Middle English; Old English slāw, c. Frisian sleau, Old Saxon slēu, Old High German slēo, Old Norse slǣr; compare sloth] slow′ly, adv. slow′ness, n. syn: slow, deliberate, gradual, leisurely mean unhurried or not happening rapidly. slow means acting or moving without haste: a slow procession of cars. deliberate implies the slowness that marks careful consideration: a deliberate and calculating manner. gradual suggests the slowness of something that advances one step at a time: a gradual improvement. leisurely means moving with the slowness allowed by ample time or the absence of pressure: a leisurely stroll. usage: As an adverb, slow has two forms, slow and slowly, and both are standard today. slow is informal, now used chiefly in imperative constructions with short verbs of motion (Drive slow. Don't walk so slow.), more commonly in speech than in writing, though it occurs widely on traffic and road signs. slow also combines with present participles in forming adjectives: slow-burning; slow-moving. slowly is by far the more common form of the adverb in writing. In both speech and writing it is the usual form following verbs that are not imperatives: He drove slowly down the street. See also quick, sure.

slow


Past participle: slowed
Gerund: slowing
Imperative
slow
slow
Present
I slow
you slow
he/she/it slows
we slow
you slow
they slow
Preterite
I slowed
you slowed
he/she/it slowed
we slowed
you slowed
they slowed
Present Continuous
I am slowing
you are slowing
he/she/it is slowing
we are slowing
you are slowing
they are slowing
Present Perfect
I have slowed
you have slowed
he/she/it has slowed
we have slowed
you have slowed
they have slowed
Past Continuous
I was slowing
you were slowing
he/she/it was slowing
we were slowing
you were slowing
they were slowing
Past Perfect
I had slowed
you had slowed
he/she/it had slowed
we had slowed
you had slowed
they had slowed
Future
I will slow
you will slow
he/she/it will slow
we will slow
you will slow
they will slow
Future Perfect
I will have slowed
you will have slowed
he/she/it will have slowed
we will have slowed
you will have slowed
they will have slowed
Future Continuous
I will be slowing
you will be slowing
he/she/it will be slowing
we will be slowing
you will be slowing
they will be slowing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been slowing
you have been slowing
he/she/it has been slowing
we have been slowing
you have been slowing
they have been slowing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been slowing
you will have been slowing
he/she/it will have been slowing
we will have been slowing
you will have been slowing
they will have been slowing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been slowing
you had been slowing
he/she/it had been slowing
we had been slowing
you had been slowing
they had been slowing
Conditional
I would slow
you would slow
he/she/it would slow
we would slow
you would slow
they would slow
Past Conditional
I would have slowed
you would have slowed
he/she/it would have slowed
we would have slowed
you would have slowed
they would have slowed
Thesaurus
Verb1.slow - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"decelerate, slow down, slow up, retarddecrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"slow up, slow, slow down - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"delay, detain, hold up - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
2.slow - become slow or slower; "Production slowed"slacken, slow up, slow down, slackweaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
3.slow - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"slow up, slow downbog, bog down - cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house"decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"constipate, clog - impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today"
Adj.1.slow - 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"gradual - proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices"unhurried - relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice"fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"
2.slow - at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz"music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous mannerfast - at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot"
3.slow - slow to learn or understand; 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 make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"dumb, obtuse, dense, dim, dullstupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
4.slow - (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow"fast - (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time; "my watch is fast"
5.slow - so lacking in interest as to cause mental wearinessslow - so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "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"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, boring, deadening, dulluninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"
6.slow - (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"sluggish, dullbusiness enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"inactive - lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"
Adv.1.slow - without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"slowly, tardily, easycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
2.slow - of timepiecesslow - of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"behind

slow

adjective1. unhurried, sluggish, leisurely, easy, measured, creeping, deliberate, lagging, lazy, plodding, slow-moving, loitering, ponderous, leaden, dawdling, laggard, lackadaisical, tortoise-like, sluggardly He moved in a slow, unhurried way.
unhurried fast, quick, hurried, sharp, prompt, eager, swift, hectic, speedy, brisk, precipitate, quickie (informal), quick-moving2. prolonged, time-consuming, protracted, long-drawn-out, lingering, gradual The distribution of passports has been a slow process.3. unwilling to, reluctant to, loath to, averse to, hesitant to, disinclined to, indisposed to He was not slow to take up the offer.4. late, unpunctual, behindhand, behind, tardy My watch is slow.5. tardy, dilatory, late, behindhand, backward They have been slow in responding.6. stupid, dim, dense, thick, dull, dumb (informal), retarded, bovine, dozy (Brit. informal), unresponsive, obtuse, slow on the uptake (informal), braindead (informal), dull-witted, blockish, slow-witted He got hit in the head and he's been a bit slow since.
stupid quick, bright, smart, clever, sharp, intelligent, perceptive, quick-witted7. dull, quiet, boring, dead, tame, slack, sleepy, sluggish, tedious, stagnant, unproductive, inactive, one-horse (informal), uneventful, uninteresting, wearisome, dead-and-alive (Brit.), unprogressive Island life is too slow for her liking.
dull interesting, exciting, stimulating, lively, animated, action-packedverb1. (often with down) decelerate, brake, lag The car slowed down as they passed customs.2. (often with down) delay, hold up, hinder, check, restrict, handicap, detain, curb, retard, rein in Damage to the turbine slowed the work down.
delay accelerate, speed up, quicken, help, aid, advance, boost, pick up speedslow down relax, rest, calm down, unwind, chill out (slang, chiefly U.S.), take it easy, slacken (off), lighten up (slang), put your feet up, hang loose (slang), mellow out (informal), outspan (S. African) You will need to slow down for a while.

slow

adjective1. Proceeding at a rate less than usual or desired:dilatory, laggard, slow-footed, slow-going, slow-paced, tardy.Informal: poky.Idiom: slow as molasses in January.2. Characterized by reduced economic activity:down, dull, off, slack, sluggish, soft.3. Having only a limited ability to learn and understand:backward, dull, simple, simple-minded, slow-witted.Informal: soft.Offensive: feeble-minded, half-witted, retarded, weak-minded.adverbSo as to fall behind schedule:behind, behindhand, late.Idiom: behind time.verbTo cause to be later or slower than expected or desired.Down or up:delay, detain, hang up, hold up, lag, retard, set back, stall.
Translations
慢下来慢了的慢的缓慢的迟纯的

slow

(sləu) adjective1. not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time. a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help. 慢的 慢的2. (of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time. My watch is five minutes slow. (鐘錶等)慢了 （钟表等）慢了的 3. not clever; not quick at learning. He's particularly slow at arithmetic. 遲鈍的 迟纯的 verb to make, or become slower. The car slowed to take the corner. 慢下來 慢下来ˈslowly adverbHe slowly opened his eyes; He drove home slowly. 慢慢地 慢慢地ˈslowness noun 緩慢 缓慢slow motion movement which is slower than normal or actual movement especially as a special effect in films. Let's watch it, in slow motion. 慢動作 慢动作slow down/up to make or become slower. The police were warning drivers to slow down; The fog was slowing up the traffic. 減速 减速

slow

→ 缓慢的zhCN
  • Slow down! → 开慢点！
  • The connection seems very slow → 网速好像很慢哦
  • I think my watch is slow → 我的表可能慢了

slow


See:
  • (as) slow as molasses
  • (as) slow as molasses in January
  • a slow burn
  • be (a little) slow on the uptake
  • be quick on the uptake
  • be quick/slow off the mark
  • be quick/slow on the uptake
  • be slow off the mark
  • do a slow burn
  • go slow
  • in the slow lane
  • life in the slow lane
  • on a slow boat to China
  • on the uptake
  • slow and steady wins the race
  • slow as (slower than) molasses (in January)
  • slow as molasses in January
  • slow boat to China
  • slow burn
  • slow but sure
  • slow down
  • slow going
  • slow march
  • slow off the mark
  • slow on the draw
  • slow on the uptake
  • slow study
  • slow up
  • slowpoke
  • take (something) slow
  • take it slow

slow


slow

1. (of trade, etc.) unproductive; slack 2. Photog requiring a relatively long time of exposure to produce a given density 3. Cricket (of a bowler, etc.) delivering the ball slowly, usually with spin

slow


slow

S10-867120 (slō) [AS. slaw, dull] 1. Mentally dull.2. Exhibiting retarded speed, as the pulse.3. Said of a morbid condition or of a fever when it is not acute.

Patient discussion about slow

Q. What is considered a slow heartbeat? I am a 30 year old woman and I went for a routine checkup at my Doctor's. He checked my pulse and it was 52 beats per minute. Is this considered slow? All my family members have a faster beat of 65- 90 beats per minute. If it is slow, is it bad?A. If the heartbeat is too slow, usually considered a rate below 60 beats a minute, not enough oxygen-rich blood flows through the body. The symptoms of a slow heartbeat are:
Fatigue
Dizziness
Lightheadedness
Fainting or near fainting
However, some people with slow heartbeat don't have any symptoms at all. Regular exercise can also result in a slow heartbeat. This happens because the exercise has actually strengthened the heart to the point where it can beat less often and still perform its job effectively. I am not a doctor, but it seems to me that in this case the slow heartbeat is not a cause for concern. If it troubles you, consult your doctor and see what he/she thinks about it.

Q. How can alzheimer's disease be slowed down? My father has alzheimer's disease, but only not for a long time. Is it still possible to stop it from progressing? how to do it? He is still ok, recognizing everybody just not remember many things.A. There are several drugs (including choline esterase inhibitors etc.) using to slow down mild-moderate Alzheimer’s disease, although these medications can't totally prevent the progression of the disease. Vitamin E is also generally recommended to Alzheimer disease patients. However, these drugs must be prescribed by a doctor so consulting one may be wise.
You may read more here:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alzheimersdisease.html

Q. How is it possible to have permanent weight loss if dieting slows down metabolism? well, i know that eating less will have the body adjust to the new calorie intake and thus, no further weight loss. So how is it possible to have permanent weight loss if eating less doesn't work? Please give tips and suggestions, people who have successfully lost weight. thanks so much!A. That is why you need to cycle every few weeks. Change things up and shock your body because it does plateau. But if you challenge yourself every so often you will see results continuously.

More discussions about slow

SLOW


AcronymDefinition
SLOW➣Super Luxurious Omnidirectional Whatchamajigger (from movie 'The Cat in the Hat')
SLOW➣Stanford Learning Organization Web
SLOW➣South London Orienteers and Wayfarers
SLOW➣Student Leader Orientation Week (Trinity Western University)

slow


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  • adj
  • verb
  • adv
  • phrase

Synonyms for slow

adj unhurried

Synonyms

  • unhurried
  • sluggish
  • leisurely
  • easy
  • measured
  • creeping
  • deliberate
  • lagging
  • lazy
  • plodding
  • slow-moving
  • loitering
  • ponderous
  • leaden
  • dawdling
  • laggard
  • lackadaisical
  • tortoise-like
  • sluggardly

Antonyms

  • fast
  • quick
  • hurried
  • sharp
  • prompt
  • eager
  • swift
  • hectic
  • speedy
  • brisk
  • precipitate
  • quickie
  • quick-moving

adj prolonged

Synonyms

  • prolonged
  • time-consuming
  • protracted
  • long-drawn-out
  • lingering
  • gradual

adj unwilling to

Synonyms

  • unwilling to
  • reluctant to
  • loath to
  • averse to
  • hesitant to
  • disinclined to
  • indisposed to

adj late

Synonyms

  • late
  • unpunctual
  • behindhand
  • behind
  • tardy

adj tardy

Synonyms

  • tardy
  • dilatory
  • late
  • behindhand
  • backward

adj stupid

Synonyms

  • stupid
  • dim
  • dense
  • thick
  • dull
  • dumb
  • retarded
  • bovine
  • dozy
  • unresponsive
  • obtuse
  • slow on the uptake
  • braindead
  • dull-witted
  • blockish
  • slow-witted

Antonyms

  • quick
  • bright
  • smart
  • clever
  • sharp
  • intelligent
  • perceptive
  • quick-witted

adj dull

Synonyms

  • dull
  • quiet
  • boring
  • dead
  • tame
  • slack
  • sleepy
  • sluggish
  • tedious
  • stagnant
  • unproductive
  • inactive
  • one-horse
  • uneventful
  • uninteresting
  • wearisome
  • dead-and-alive
  • unprogressive

Antonyms

  • interesting
  • exciting
  • stimulating
  • lively
  • animated
  • action-packed

verb decelerate

Synonyms

  • decelerate
  • brake
  • lag

verb delay

Synonyms

  • delay
  • hold up
  • hinder
  • check
  • restrict
  • handicap
  • detain
  • curb
  • retard
  • rein in

Antonyms

  • accelerate
  • speed up
  • quicken
  • help
  • aid
  • advance
  • boost
  • pick up speed

phrase slow down

Synonyms

  • relax
  • rest
  • calm down
  • unwind
  • chill out
  • take it easy
  • slacken (off)
  • lighten up
  • put your feet up
  • hang loose
  • mellow out
  • outspan

Synonyms for slow

adj proceeding at a rate less than usual or desired

Synonyms

  • dilatory
  • laggard
  • slow-footed
  • slow-going
  • slow-paced
  • tardy
  • poky

adj characterized by reduced economic activity

Synonyms

  • down
  • dull
  • off
  • slack
  • sluggish
  • soft

adj having only a limited ability to learn and understand

Synonyms

  • backward
  • dull
  • simple
  • simple-minded
  • slow-witted
  • soft
  • feeble-minded
  • half-witted
  • retarded
  • weak-minded

adv so as to fall behind schedule

Synonyms

  • behind
  • behindhand
  • late

verb to cause to be later or slower than expected or desired

Synonyms

  • delay
  • detain
  • hang up
  • hold up
  • lag
  • retard
  • set back
  • stall

Synonyms for slow

verb lose velocity

Synonyms

  • decelerate
  • slow down
  • slow up
  • retard

Related Words

  • decrease
  • diminish
  • lessen
  • fall
  • slow up
  • slow
  • slow down
  • delay
  • detain
  • hold up

verb become slow or slower

Synonyms

  • slacken
  • slow up
  • slow down
  • slack

Related Words

  • weaken

verb cause to proceed more slowly

Synonyms

  • slow up
  • slow down

Related Words

  • bog
  • bog down
  • decelerate
  • slow
  • slow down
  • slow up
  • retard
  • constipate
  • clog

adj not moving quickly

Related Words

  • gradual
  • unhurried

Antonyms

  • fast

adj at a slow tempo

Related Words

  • music

Antonyms

  • fast

adj slow to learn or understand

Synonyms

  • dumb
  • obtuse
  • dense
  • dim
  • dull

Related Words

  • stupid

adj (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

Antonyms

  • fast

adj so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

Synonyms

  • ho-hum
  • irksome
  • tedious
  • tiresome
  • wearisome
  • boring
  • deadening
  • dull

Related Words

  • uninteresting

adj (of business) not active or brisk

Synonyms

  • sluggish
  • dull

Related Words

  • business enterprise
  • commercial enterprise
  • business
  • inactive

adv without speed ('slow' is sometimes used informally for 'slowly')

Synonyms

  • slowly
  • tardily
  • easy

Related Words

  • colloquialism

adv of timepieces

Synonyms

  • behind
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