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# faster

adjective, adverb (fast, faster, fastest)

«faster» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Faster means with more speed, moving or working more quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faster/#m1)
2. Faster also means taking less time to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faster/#m2)
3. A clock that is faster shows a later time than the real time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faster/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths: a comparison of speeds or times: one is quicker by some amount or some times: faster speed = slower speed + difference; faster means more speed but less time. In science: things roll faster down a steeper slope. In PE: who can run faster. Phrases: faster than, faster and faster, go faster, the faster, the better.

### Examples

- Tom runs 2 km an hour faster than Ben. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faster/#x1)
- Who is faster, the car or the train? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faster/#x2)
- She types 3 times faster than her brother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faster/#x3)
- How many minutes faster did he finish? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faster/#x4)
- A cheetah runs faster than any other land animal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faster/#x5)
- The ball rolled faster down the steep hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faster/#x6)
- Please do not drive faster than the speed limit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faster/#x7)
- My heart beats faster when I run. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faster/#x8)
- He swims faster than I could ever run! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faster/#x9)

### Note

Comparative of «fast»: fast, faster, fastest. Never «more faster». Opposite: slower. Compares speeds: faster speed = slower speed + difference. Trap: faster means more speed but less time.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «faster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faster/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«faster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/faster.html) on Mova free.