swift

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Fast; quick; rapid.
2. Capable of moving at high speeds.

Noun

1. A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.
2. Any of certain lizards of the genus Sceloporus.
3. A moth of the family Hepialidae, swift moth, ghost moth.
4. Any of various fast-flying hesperiid butterflies.
5. A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.
6. The main cylinder of a carding-machine.
7. (obsolete) The current of a stream.

Adv

Swiftly.

Concepten

snel

gauw

gierzwaluw

haastig

gezwind

spoedig

vlug

steenzwaluw

zwichten

hard

in allerijl

ras

schielijk

snelle

Synoniemen

quick

fast

rapid

speedy

prompt

fleet

expeditious

agile

express

nimble

quickly

blue-belly

energetic

Sceloporus occidentalis

light-footed

western fence lizard

deft

flying

gallop

hasty

valiant

adroit

common swift

hurry

impetuous

lively

spry

strong

summary

swallow

cursory

cylinder

spanking

sudden

suddenly

sweeping

swifter

swiftest

terrible

torrent

triumph

😤

vigorous

violent

voluminous

yare

zealous

alate

fast-flying

fleet-footed

swift-footed

wing-footed

swift horse

light-heeled

fast-going

quick-moving

excellenet

said of a horse

European swift

quick-drying

jet flow

cypselinae

quick-walking

swiftlet

aliferous

active

ankle

bird

🐦

brilliant

brisk

drumhead

fast-moving

flowing

footsore

headlong

high

high-speed

jet stream

lizard

🦎

make haste

meteoric

pacey

powerful

precipitant

precipitate

presto

punctual

rapidly

rattling

reel

rough-and-ready

running

🏃

satisfactory

sharp

smart

snappy

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/swɪft/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English swift, from Old English swift (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Germanic *swiftaz (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weyp- (“to twist; wind around”). Cognate with Icelandic svipta (“to pull quickly”), Old English swīfan (“to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene”). More at swivel.