English to English
adjective
- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
A slow walker.
The slow lane of traffic.
Her steps were slow.
He was slow in reacting to the news.
Slow but steady growth.
source: WordNet 3.0
- at a slow tempo
The band played a slow waltz.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
The clock is slow.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion.
source: Webster 1913
imperative
- Slew.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- A moth.
source: Webster 1913
adverb
- without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
He spoke slowly.
Go easy here--the road is slippery.
Glaciers move tardily.
Please go slow so I can see the sights.
source: WordNet 3.0
- of timepieces
The clock is almost an hour slow.
My watch is running behind.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Slowly.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
So dense he never understands anything I say to him.
Never met anyone quite so dim.
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.
Worked with the slow students.
source: WordNet 3.0
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
A boring evening with uninteresting people.
The deadening effect of some routine tasks.
A dull play.
His competent but dull performance.
A ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention.
What an irksome task the writing of long letters is.
Tedious days on the train.
The tiresome chirping of a cricket.
Other people's dreams are dreadfully wear.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (of business) not active or brisk
Business is dull (or slow).
A sluggish market.
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- lose velocity; move more slowly
The car decelerated.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become slow or slower
Production slowed.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cause to proceed more slowly
The illness slowed him down.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.
source: Webster 1913
- To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
adj
- [slo] Makupad; mabagal; banayad; tamad
source: Diccionario Ingles-Espaņol-Tagalog