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How to pronounce slow
Say it like this: /sloʊ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does slow mean?
adjTaking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
“a slow train; a slow computer”
Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
“Hey, don't yell at Homer, just because he's a little slow.”
verbTo make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
“slow the process”
To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
“slow the traffic”
To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
nounSomeone who is slow; a sluggard.
A slow song.
advSlowly.
“That clock is running slow.”
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