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I [swift] adjective(fast or quick: a swift horse; Our methods are swift and efficient; a swift-footed animal.) hurtig; hurtig-- swiftly- swiftness II [swift] noun(a type of bird rather like a swallow.) mursejler* * *I [swift] adjective(fast or quick: a swift horse; Our methods are swift and efficient; a swift-footed animal.) hurtig; hurtig-- swiftly- swiftness II [swift] noun(a type of bird rather like a swallow.) mursejler
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swiftness — swift ► ADJECTIVE 1) happening quickly or promptly. 2) moving or capable of moving at high speed. ► NOUN ▪ a fast flying insect eating bird with long, slender wings, spending most of its life on the wing. DERIVATIVES swiftly adverb swiftness noun … English terms dictionary
swiftness — noun Date: before 12th century 1. the quality or state of being swift ; celerity 2. the fact of being swift … New Collegiate Dictionary
swiftness — noun the state of being swift Syn: celerity, haste, rapidity … Wiktionary
swiftness — noun a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens the project advanced with gratifying speed • Syn: ↑speed, ↑fastness • Derivationally related forms: ↑fast (for: ↑fastness), ↑swift … Useful english dictionary
swiftness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. acceleration, velocity, rapidity; see speed . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Rapidness of movement or activity: celerity, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, haste, hurry, hustle, quickness, rapidity,… … English dictionary for students
swift — /swɪft / (say swift) adjective 1. moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship. 2. coming, happening, or performed quickly or without delay. 3. quick or prompt to act, etc.: swift to respond. –adverb 4. swiftly. –noun 5. any of …
swift — 1 adjective 1 happening quickly and immediately: My letter received a swift reply. 2 (only before noun) moving, or able to move, very fast: a swift runner | swift of foot literary (=able to run fast) 3 be swift to do sth to do something as soon… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
swift — adjective 1》 happening quickly or promptly. 2》 moving or capable of moving at high speed. adverb literary except in combination swiftly: a swift acting poison. noun 1》 a fast flying insectivorous bird with long, slender wings, spending most of… … English new terms dictionary
swift — I UK [swɪft] / US adjective Word forms swift : adjective swift comparative swifter superlative swiftest * 1) happening quickly or immediately Ellen made a remarkably swift recovery. Progress in the investigation so far has been swift. 2) moving… … English dictionary
swift — ► ADJECTIVE 1) happening quickly or promptly. 2) moving or capable of moving at high speed. ► NOUN ▪ a fast flying insect eating bird with long, slender wings, spending most of its life on the wing. DERIVATIVES swiftly adverb swiftness noun … English terms dictionary
swiftly — swift ► ADJECTIVE 1) happening quickly or promptly. 2) moving or capable of moving at high speed. ► NOUN ▪ a fast flying insect eating bird with long, slender wings, spending most of its life on the wing. DERIVATIVES swiftly adverb swiftness noun … English terms dictionary