速い — meaning in English

English meaning

• fast adj Moving or able to move at high speed; quick.
• quick adj Moving or happening fast.
• quickness noun rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity
• rapid adj Happening or moving very quickly.
• speed noun How fast something moves, or the rate at which something happens.
• swift adj Moving or happening very quickly.

Senses

速い is used for these senses in English:

• fast Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. [from 14th c.]
• fast Quickly, with great speed; within a short time [from 13th c.].
• quick Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
• quick Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.
• quickness rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity
• rapid Very swift or quick.
• speed (mathematics, physics) The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.
• swift Fast; quick; rapid.

fast — full definition

1. adj Moving or able to move at high speed; quick.
2. adj Fixed firmly in place; not easily moved.
3. adv Quickly, or with great speed.
4. verb To go without food, often for religious, health, or medical reasons.
5. noun A period of abstaining from food.

quick — full definition

1. adj Moving or happening fast.
2. adj Mentally sharp; able to understand or react fast.
3. noun (the quick) The sensitive flesh under a fingernail.

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