swift

adjectivenounB2 · Upper-intermediate

Happening or moving very quickly.

Meanings of «swift»

1 · adjective

happening or moving very quickly

The bus made a swift journey across town this morning.

2 · noun

a small fast-flying bird with narrow wings

A swift flew high above the old church tower.

Similar: swallowsmall flying bird

Translation

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«swift» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

moving or happening at high speed

fastmoves at high speedShe drives a fast car.

quicktakes only a short timeLet us have a quick coffee.

rapidvery fast, especially for change or growthThe city has seen rapid growth.

swiftfast and smooth; used more in writingA swift reply came from the manager.

Word family

swift B2 · adjectiveswiftly B2 · adverbswiftness B2 · noun

← swerve swiftly →