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# slowly

adverb (slowly, more slowly, most slowly)

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

## Everyday

1. At a low speed, not fast: "Walk slowly." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowly/#m1)
2. Over a long time, bit by bit: "The ice slowly melted." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, slowly describes slow change (rocks wear away slowly, plants grow slowly). In safety: walk slowly near pools and on wet floors; drive slowly near schools; eat slowly and chew well. Phrases: slowly but surely, slowly and carefully.

### Examples

- The tortoise walked slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowly/#x1)
- Read the question slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowly/#x2)
- The snail moved slowly across the leaf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowly/#x3)
- Walk slowly on the wet floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowly/#x4)
- Rocks wear away slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowly/#x5)
- Chew your food slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowly/#x6)
- Slowly, the sun went down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowly/#x7)
- Back away slowly from a strange dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowly/#x8)
- The two women walked very slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowly/#x9)

### Note

"Slowly" describes how something is done; "slow" describes a thing: "a slow car drives slowly". Opposite: quickly. "Go slow" is also used informally.

## On Mova

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