tempo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
- long adjective Measuring a great distance from end to end.
- part noun A piece or portion of something larger.
- pulse noun The regular beat you feel in an artery, caused by the heart pumping blood.
- stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
- tempo noun The speed at which a piece of music is played, or the beat that sets that speed.
- tense adjective Feeling or showing stress, anxiety, or strain; not relaxed.
- time noun The ongoing flow of existence in which events happen — what clocks and calendars measure in seconds, hours, days and years.
- weather noun The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place — temperature, rain, wind, and so on.
Senses
tempo is used for these senses in English:
- beat A rhythm.
- part A fraction of a whole.
- pulse (music, prosody) The beat or tactus of a piece of music or verse; also, a repeated sequence of such beats.
- stroke (golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
- stroke (technology) A single movement or thrust of a reciprocating device (such as a piston or connecting rod); the length of this movement.
- tempo (music) The number of beats per minute in a piece of music; also, an indicative term denoting approximate rate of speed in written music (examples: allegro, andante)
- tense (linguistics, grammar, countable) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
- time (countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
beat — full definition
- verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
- verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
- noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
- noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
- adj Informal: completely exhausted.
long — full definition
- adjective Measuring a great distance from end to end.
- adjective Lasting for a great amount of time.
- verb To feel a strong desire or yearning for something.
- verb (finance) To hold or buy an asset expecting its price to rise.
- adverb For a great amount of time.