gauw

Meaning

1. quickly
2. soon

Concepts

quick

swift

quickly

soon

🔜

swiftly

fast

rapid

speedy

expeditious

prompt

shortly

rapidly

shallowly

briskly

presently

fleetly

promptly

express

expeditiously

apace

Synonyms

spoedig

vlug

snel

gezwind

weldra

🔜

dra

🔜

haast

haastig

alras

welhaast

hard

in allerijl

schielijk

zo

binnenkort

🔜

oppervlakkig

prompt

rap

ras

terstond

tijdig

vluchtig

Translations

schnell

geschwind

rasch

vite

rápido

rapide

rápido

depressa

rapidement

bald

🔜

hurtig

bientôt

🔜

flugs

cedo

presto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣɑu̯/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: gouwe

Inherited from Old Dutch: gā

Cognate with Low German: gau

Cognate with German: jäh

In summary

From Middle Dutch gouwe, gauwe (“quick, fast, hasty”), alteration of gâ, from Old Dutch gā, from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, *ganhwaz (“sudden, quick”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Low German gau (“quick, fast”), German jäh (“sudden, abrupt”). More at gay.