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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
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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)