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Decelerate

verb/dɪsɡɹˈeɪsmənt/
Definition
lose velocity; move more slowly
reduce the speed of
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɪsɡɹˈeɪsmənt/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪsˈɛləɹˌeɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪsˈɛləɹˌeɪt/
4 syllables Say it as /dɪsɡɹˈeɪsmənt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verblose velocity; move more slowly
“The car decelerated”
verbreduce the speed of
“He slowed down the car”
Word Forms
decelerationnouna decrease in rate of change
slowingnouna decrease in rate of change
slowdownnounthe act of slowing down or falling behind
retardationnouna decrease in rate of change
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verlangsamen
an Geschwindigkeit verlieren; langsamer bewegen
🇫🇷French
ralentir
perdre de la vitesse ; avancer plus lentement
🇪🇸Spanish
decelerar
perder velocidad; muévete más lentamente
🇮🇹Italian
decelerare
perdere velocità; muoversi più lentamente
🇳🇱Dutch
vertragen
snelheid verliezen; langzamer bewegen
🇵🇹Portuguese
desacelerar
perder velocidade; mova-se mais devagar
🇷🇺Russian
замедляться
потерять скорость; двигаться медленнее
India
🇮🇳Hindi
धीमा
वेग खोना; अधिक धीरे-धीरे आगे बढ़ें
🇧🇩Bengali
মন্থর করা
বেগ হারান; আরো ধীরে ধীরে সরান
🇮🇳Tamil
வேகத்தை குறைக்க
வேகத்தை இழக்க; மேலும் மெதுவாக நகரவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
మందగించు
వేగం కోల్పోతారు; మరింత నెమ్మదిగా కదలండి
🇮🇳Marathi
कमी करणे
वेग गमावणे; अधिक हळू हलवा
🇮🇳Gujarati
મંદ કરવું
વેગ ગુમાવવો; વધુ ધીમેથી ખસેડો
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿಧಾನಗೊಳಿಸು
ವೇಗವನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ; ಹೆಚ್ಚು ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಸರಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വേഗത കുറയ്ക്കുക
വേഗത നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക; കൂടുതൽ പതുക്കെ നീങ്ങുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਘਟਾਓ
ਗਤੀ ਗੁਆਉਣਾ; ਹੋਰ ਹੌਲੀ ਹਿਲਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
سست کرنا
رفتار کھونا؛ زیادہ آہستہ آہستہ منتقل کریں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
减速
失去速度;移动得更慢
🇯🇵Japanese
減速する
速度を失います。もっとゆっくりと動く
🇰🇷Korean
감속하다
속도를 잃다; 더 천천히 움직여
🇻🇳Vietnamese
giảm tốc độ
mất vận tốc; di chuyển chậm hơn
🇹🇭Thai
ชะลอตัวลง
สูญเสียความเร็ว เคลื่อนที่ช้าลง
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengurangi kecepatan
kehilangan kecepatan; bergerak lebih lambat
🇵🇭Filipino
magbawas ng bilis
mawalan ng bilis; gumalaw nang mas mabagal
🇲🇾Malay
memperlahankan
kehilangan halaju; bergerak lebih perlahan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يتباطأ
تفقد السرعة؛ التحرك ببطء أكثر
🇮🇷Persian
کند کردن
از دست دادن سرعت؛ آهسته تر حرکت کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
yavaşlamak
hız kaybı; daha yavaş hareket et
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַאֵט
לאבד מהירות; לנוע לאט יותר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'decelerate'?
The primary meaning of 'decelerate' is 'lose velocity; move more slowly'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'decelerate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'decelerate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'decelerate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'decelerate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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