Slowly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

in music

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈoʊli/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈəʊli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈəʊli/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈoʊli/.

Examples

he spoke slowly
go easy here--the road is slippery
glaciers move tardily

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lento slow easy tardily

Antonyms

quickly

Parts of Speech

adverb	without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') “he spoke slowly”
adverb	in music “Play this lento, please”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

langsam

ohne Geschwindigkeit („langsam“ wird manchmal umgangssprachlich für „langsam“ verwendet)

🇫🇷French

lentement

sans vitesse (« lent » est parfois utilisé de manière informelle pour « lentement »)

🇪🇸Spanish

despacio

sin velocidad ("lento" a veces se usa informalmente para "lentamente")

🇮🇹Italian

lentamente

senza velocità ("lento" è talvolta usato in modo informale per "lentamente")

🇳🇱Dutch

langzaam

zonder snelheid (‘langzaam’ wordt soms informeel gebruikt voor ‘langzaam’)

🇵🇹Portuguese

devagar

sem velocidade ('slow' às vezes é usado informalmente para 'lentamente')

🇷🇺Russian

медленно

без скорости («slow» иногда неофициально используется для обозначения «медленно»)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धीरे से

बिना गति के ('धीमे' का प्रयोग कभी-कभी अनौपचारिक रूप से 'धीमे' के लिए किया जाता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

ধীরে ধীরে

গতি ছাড়া (`ধীর' কখনো কখনো অনানুষ্ঠানিকভাবে 'ধীরে'-এর জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

மெதுவாக

வேகம் இல்லாமல் (`மெதுவாக' சில நேரங்களில் முறைசாரா முறையில் `மெதுவாக' பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது)

🇮🇳Telugu

నెమ్మదిగా

వేగం లేకుండా (`నెమ్మదిగా' కొన్నిసార్లు అనధికారికంగా `నెమ్మదిగా' ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

हळूहळू

गतीशिवाय (`मंद' कधी कधी अनौपचारिकपणे `हळूहळू' साठी वापरला जातो)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધીમે ધીમે

ઝડપ વિના (`ધીમી'નો ઉપયોગ ક્યારેક અનૌપચારિક રીતે `ધીમેથી' માટે થાય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ

ವೇಗವಿಲ್ಲದೆ (`ನಿಧಾನ'ವನ್ನು ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ `ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ' ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പതുക്കെ

വേഗതയില്ലാതെ (`സ്ലോ' ചിലപ്പോൾ `സ്ലോ' എന്നതിന് അനൗപചാരികമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੌਲੀ ਹੌਲੀ

ਗਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ('ਹੌਲੀ' ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ 'ਹੌਲੀ' ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

آہستہ آہستہ

رفتار کے بغیر (`آہستہ' بعض اوقات غیر رسمی طور پر 'آہستہ' کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

慢慢地

没有速度（“慢”有时非正式地用于“缓慢”）

🇯🇵Japanese

ゆっくり

速度なし (「遅い」は非公式に「ゆっくり」の意味で使われることもあります)

🇰🇷Korean

느리게

속도 없음 (`slow'는 때때로 `slowly'를 뜻하는 비공식적으로 사용됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chậm

không có tốc độ (`slow' đôi khi được dùng không chính thức cho `slow')

🇹🇭Thai

ช้า

ไม่มีความเร็ว ('ช้า' บางครั้งใช้อย่างไม่เป็นทางการสำหรับ 'ช้า')

🇮🇩Indonesian

perlahan-lahan

tanpa kecepatan (`lambat' terkadang digunakan secara informal untuk `lambat')

🇵🇭Filipino

dahan dahan

walang bilis (ang `mabagal' ay minsang ginagamit na impormal para sa `mabagal')

🇲🇾Malay

perlahan-lahan

tanpa kelajuan (`perlahan' kadangkala digunakan secara tidak rasmi untuk `perlahan')

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ببطء

بدون سرعة (تُستخدم كلمة "بطيء" أحيانًا بشكل غير رسمي لكلمة "ببطء")

🇮🇷Persian

به آرامی

بدون سرعت ("آهسته" گاهی اوقات به صورت غیر رسمی برای "آهسته" استفاده می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

yavaşça

hız olmadan ("yavaş" bazen resmi olmayan bir şekilde "yavaş" anlamında kullanılır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְאַט

ללא מהירות (לפעמים משתמשים ב'איטית' באופן לא פורמלי עבור 'לאט')

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What is the primary definition of the word 'slowly'?

The primary meaning of 'slowly' is 'without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')'.

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Using 'slowly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'slowly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'slowly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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