swiftly

swift

 (swĭft)

adj. swift·er, swift·est

1. Moving or capable of moving with great speed; fast. See Synonyms at fast¹.

2. Coming, occurring, or accomplished quickly: a swift retort.

3. Quick to act or react: swift to take revenge.

adv.

Swiftly. Often used in combination: swift-running.

n.

1.

a. A cylinder on a carding machine.

b. A reel used to hold yarn as it is being wound off.

2. Any of various small dark insect-eating birds of the family Apodidae, having long pointed wings and a short forked tail, and noted for their swift flight.

3. Any of various small, fast-moving North American lizards, especially of the genus Sceloporus.

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swift′ly adv.

swift′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

swiftly - in a swift manner; "she moved swiftly" fleetly

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swiftly

adverb

1. quickly, rapidly, speedily, without losing time They have acted swiftly and decisively.

2. fast, promptly, hurriedly, apace, pronto (informal), double-quick, hell for leather, like lightning, hotfoot, like the clappers (Brit. informal), posthaste, like greased lightning (informal), nippily (Brit. informal), in less than no time, as fast as your legs can carry you, (at) full tilt Lenny moved swiftly and silently across the front lawn.

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Translations

بِسُرْعَه

rychle

hurtigt

schnell

γρήγορα

rápidamente

rapidement

snögglega

prestorapidamente

hitro

çabucakhızla

迅速地

swiftly

[ˈswɪftlɪ] ADV [run] → rápidamente, velozmente; [react, act] → con prontitud, rápidamente; [become, walk] → rápidamente; [spread, rise, flow] → con rapidez
events have moved swiftly → los acontecimientos se han desencadenado con rapidez
the company has moved or acted swiftly to deny the rumours → la empresa ha actuado con prontitud para desmentir los rumores
for most of them, death came swiftly → para casi todos, la muerte llegó repentinamente
a swiftly flowing river → un río de corriente rápida

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swiftly

[ˈswɪftli] adv → rapidement

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

swiftly

adv → schnell; react → schnell, unverzüglich, prompt; events have moved swiftly → die Ereignisse haben sich überstürzt; time passes swiftly → die Zeit vergeht wie im Flug; a swiftly flowing river → ein schnell dahinfließender Fluss; to act swiftly to do something → rasch handeln, um etw zu tun; swiftly followed by … → rasch gefolgt von …

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swiftly

[ˈswɪftlɪ] adv (see adj) → rapidamente, repentinamente, velocemente, prontamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

swift¹

(swift) adjective

fast or quick. a swift horse; Our methods are swift and efficient; a swift-footed animal. vinnig سَريع، رَشيق бърз rápido rychlý schnell hurtig; hurtig- σβέλτοςrápido, veloz kiire, kärme سريع nopea rapideמהיר तुरत, तेज brz, hitar gyors cepat snöggur, fljótur rapido, veloce 素速い 신속한 greitas ātrs; straujš pantas` snelrask, kjapp, snar i vendingenszybki تیز،چټګ rápido rapid быстрый rýchly hiter brz snabb ฉับพลัน hızlı, çabuk 迅速的 швидкий, скорий تیز رفتار mau, nhanh, lẹ 迅速的

ˈswiftly adverb

vinnig بِسُرْعَه набързо rapidamente rychle schnell hurtigt σβέλτα rápidamente kärmelt به سرعت nopeasti rapidementבמהירות तेजी से, तत्परतापूर्वक, स्फुर्ति के सा‍थ brzo, hitro gyorsan dengan cepat snögglega rapidamente 素速く 심속하게 greitai ātri; strauji dengan pantas snelraskt, kjaptszybko له سرعت سره rapidamente cu rapiditate, în grabă быстро rýchlo hitro brzo snabbt อย่างรวดเร็ว hızla, çabucak 迅速地 швидко, похапцем تیزی کے ساتھ mau, nhanh 迅速地

ˈswiftness noun

vinnigheid سُرْعَه бързина rapidez rychlost die Schnelligkeit hurtighed σβελτάδαrapidez kärmus سرعت nopeus rapiditéמהירות तेजी, तत्परता, शीघ्रता, फुर्तीलापन, स्फूर्ति brzina, hitrost gyorsaság kecepatan hraði, snerpa rapidità 素速さ 심속함 greitumas ātrums; straujums kepantasan snelheidraskhet, kjapphetszybkość تیزی rapidez rapiditate быстрота rýchlosť hitrost brzina snabbhet ความว่องไว hızlı olma, çabukluk 敏捷，迅速 швидкість تیزی sự mau, sự nhanh 敏捷，迅速

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