Rapid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a part of a river where the current is very fast

done or occurring in a brief period of time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæpɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈapɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈapɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈæpɪd/.

Examples

a rapid rise through the ranks
a rapid movement
a speedy car

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

speedy

Parts of Speech

noun	a part of a river where the current is very fast
adjective	done or occurring in a brief period of time “a rapid rise through the ranks”
adjective	characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed “a rapid movement”

Word Forms

rapidness	noun	a rate that is rapid
rapidity	noun	a rate that is rapid
speediness	noun	a rate that is rapid
speed	noun	distance travelled per unit time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schnell

ein Teil eines Flusses, in dem die Strömung sehr schnell ist

🇫🇷French

rapide

une partie d'une rivière où le courant est très rapide

🇪🇸Spanish

rápido

una parte de un río donde la corriente es muy rápida

🇮🇹Italian

rapido

una parte di un fiume dove la corrente è molto veloce

🇳🇱Dutch

snel

een deel van een rivier waar de stroming erg snel is

🇵🇹Portuguese

rápido

uma parte de um rio onde a corrente é muito rápida

🇷🇺Russian

стремительный

часть реки, где течение очень быстрое

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तेज़

नदी का वह भाग जहाँ धारा बहुत तेज़ होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্রুত

একটি নদীর একটি অংশ যেখানে স্রোত খুব দ্রুত

🇮🇳Tamil

விரைவான

நீரோட்டம் மிக வேகமாக இருக்கும் ஆற்றின் ஒரு பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

వేగవంతమైన

కరెంట్ చాలా వేగంగా ఉన్న నదిలో ఒక భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

जलद

नदीचा एक भाग जिथे प्रवाह खूप वेगवान आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝડપી

નદીનો એક ભાગ જ્યાં પ્રવાહ ખૂબ ઝડપી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತ್ವರಿತ

ನದಿಯ ಒಂದು ಭಾಗವು ಪ್ರವಾಹವು ತುಂಬಾ ವೇಗವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിവേഗം

ഒഴുക്ക് വളരെ വേഗത്തിലുള്ള ഒരു നദിയുടെ ഒരു ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੇਜ਼

ਇੱਕ ਨਦੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਕਰੰਟ ਬਹੁਤ ਤੇਜ਼ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تیز

دریا کا ایک حصہ جہاں کرنٹ بہت تیز ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迅速的

水流非常快的河流的一部分

🇯🇵Japanese

急速な

川の流れが非常に速い部分

🇰🇷Korean

빠른

흐름이 매우 빠른 강의 일부

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhanh

một phần của con sông nơi dòng chảy rất nhanh

🇹🇭Thai

รวดเร็ว

ส่วนหนึ่งของแม่น้ำซึ่งกระแสน้ำไหลเร็วมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

cepat

bagian sungai yang arusnya sangat deras

🇵🇭Filipino

mabilis

bahagi ng ilog kung saan napakabilis ng agos

🇲🇾Malay

pantas

bahagian sungai yang arusnya sangat deras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سريع

جزء من النهر حيث التيار سريع جدًا

🇮🇷Persian

سریع

بخشی از رودخانه که جریان آن بسیار سریع است

🇹🇷Turkish

ani

nehrin akıntısının çok hızlı olduğu kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָהִיר

חלק של נהר שבו הזרם מהיר מאוד

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