slow

Meaning

Adj

1. Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
2. Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
3. (derogatory, informal) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
4. Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
5. Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
6. Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
7. Not busy; lacking activity.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
2. (transitive) To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
3. (intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.

Noun

1. Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
2. A slow song.

Adv

Slowly.

Synonyms

sluggish

dull

tardy

slowly

leisurely

stupid

lazy

slow down

inactive

late

unhurried

delay

slow up

obtuse

slack

dumb

quiet

decelerate

lethargic

dim

dilatory

deliberate

careful

lingering

tedious

gradual

retard

gentle

weak

easy

inert

slothful

indolent

awkward

clumsy

behind

thick

calm

boring

tardily

dawdle

laggard

soft

lagging

gently

slow-witted

be slow

dense

retarded

slacken

Translations

lent

lento

langsam

lento

langzaam

lento

ralentir

αργός

traag

despacio

yavaş

rallentare

devagar

lent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sləʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: slow

Inherited from Old English: slāw

Cognate with Scots: slaw

Cognate with Western Frisian: sleau

Cognate with Dutch: sleeuw

Cognate with Low German: slee

Cognate with German: schlehe

Cognate with Danish: sløv

Cognate with Swedish: slö

Cognate with Icelandic: sljór

In summary

From Middle English slow, slaw, from Old English slāw (“sluggish, inert, slothful, late, tardy, torpid, slow”), from Proto-West Germanic *slaiw, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz (“blunt, dull, faint, weak, slack”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sleyH-u- (“bad”).
Cognate with Scots slaw (“slow”), West Frisian sleau (“slow, dull, lazy”), Dutch sleeuw (“blunt, dull”), Low German slee (“dull, sluggish”), German schlehe, schleh (“dull, exhausted, faint”), Danish sløv (“dull, torpid, drowsy”), Swedish slö (“slack, lazy”), Icelandic sljór (“dim-witted, slow”).

Sentences

Wildlife on the site includes slow worms .

This version of Polar Boy can only slow molecular movement .

Consumers and merchants were slow to accept it , and there was minimal marketing .