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adjective | noun swiftswift1 /swɪft/ ●○○ adjective ETYMOLOGYswift1Origin: Old English THESAURUSmoving quickly► fast moving with a lot of speed: The car was going pretty fast when it went off the road. Burglars work fast. ► quickly quickly means the same as fast but sounds slightly more formal: I ran quickly down the stairs. ► rapidly/speedily/swiftly fast. Used especially in writing: The boat was drifting rapidly away from us. The fire department arrived speedily after the call. ► at high speed/at great speed very fast. Used about the movement of a vehicle or object: The car went around the corner at high speed. ► briskly in a way that shows you want to get somewhere quickly. Used about the way someone walks: He locked his door and walked briskly down the street. ► hastily in a way that is too fast, especially so that you make mistakes: Maura hastily got ready for work, forgetting her lunch as she left. 1happening quickly and immediately: My letter received a swift reply.2[only before noun] moving, or able to move, very fast: a swift runner3be swift to do something to do something as soon as you can, without any delay4not too swift informal not very intelligent5swift of foot literary able to run fast—swiftly adverb► see thesaurus at fast2—swiftness noun [uncountable] adjective | noun swiftswift2 noun [countable] a small brown bird that has pointed wings, flies very fast, and is similar to a swallow |