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The correct spelling is slow.
How to pronounce slow
/sləʊ/
nounIPA: /sləʊ/
Say it like: Slo-w
The correct spelling is slow. Someone who is slow; a sluggard. For example: "a slow train; a slow computer"
Usage Examples
“a slow train; a slow computer”
“That clock is slow.”
“I'm just sitting here with a desk of cards, enjoying a slow afternoon.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
- 2.A slow song.
verb
- 1.To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
- 2.To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
- 3.To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
adjective
- 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.Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- 4.Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- 5.(of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
adverb
- 1.Slowly.
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