slow - Meaning in Hindi

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slow - Meaning in Hindi

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Definitions and Meaning of slow in English

slow adjective

1. (of business) not active or brisk

   Synonyms

   dull, sluggish

   आलसी, मंदा, मन्द, सुस्त

   Examples

   • "a sluggish market"
   • "business is dull (or slow)"
2. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

   Synonyms

   dense, dim, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse

   Examples

   • "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"
   • "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
   • "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
   • "never met anyone quite so dim"
   • "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"
   • "worked with the slow students"
3. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

   Examples

   • "a slow walker"
   • "he was slow in reacting to the news"
   • "her steps were slow"
   • "slow but steady growth"
   • "the slow lane of traffic"
4. at a slow tempo

   Example

   • "the band played a slow waltz"
5. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

   Example

   • "the clock is slow"
6. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

   Synonyms

   boring, boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome

   Examples

   • "a boring evening with uninteresting people"
   • "a dull play"
   • "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"
   • "his competent but dull performance"
   • "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
   • "tedious days on the train"
   • "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"
   • "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"
   • "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"

slow abverb

1. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

   Synonyms

   easy, slowly, tardily

   Examples

   • "glaciers move tardily"
   • "go easy here--the road is slippery"
   • "he spoke slowly"
   • "please go slow so I can see the sights"
2. of timepieces

   Synonyms

   behind

   Examples

   • "my watch is running behind"
   • "the clock is almost an hour slow"

slow verb

1. lose velocity; move more slowly

   Synonyms

   decelerate, retard, slow down, slow up

   Example

   • "The car decelerated"
2. become slow or slower

   Synonyms

   slack, slack, slacken, slow down, slow up

   Example

   • "Production slowed"
3. cause to proceed more slowly

   Synonyms

   slow down, slow up

   Example

   • "The illness slowed him down"

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