āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
slow down
/slÉĘ ËdaĘn/
to slow down
[phrase form: slow]
01
āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§, āϧā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to move with a lower speed or rate of movement
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the train entered the station, it began to slow down gradually.
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02
āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§, āϧā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to make something go at a slower speed or pace
Transitive: to slow down a process
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To avoid accidents, the traffic police slowed down the flow of vehicles.
āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻāύāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāĻļ āϝāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āϧā§āϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āϧā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
(of a person) to start taking things less seriously and try to enjoy life a bit more
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Realizing the importance of work-life balance, she chose to slow down and spend more time with family.
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