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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

slow

/sləʊ/

adjective1 of 2

moving or happening without speed; not fast

  • “She's had to slow down a bit since her illness.”Tatoeba
  • “People tend to interrupt me because I speak too slowly.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

slow: meaning, pronunciation and examples · Toofey