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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

  1. verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  2. verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
  3. noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
  4. noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
  5. adj Informal: completely exhausted.

long — full definition

  1. adjective Measuring a great distance from end to end.
  2. adjective Lasting for a great amount of time.
  3. verb To feel a strong desire or yearning for something.
  4. verb (finance) To hold or buy an asset expecting its price to rise.
  5. adverb For a great amount of time.

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