acelerar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accelerate verb To go faster, or to make something go faster.
- expedite verb To make a process happen faster.
- gun noun A weapon that fires bullets or shells using an explosive charge, ranging from handguns to rifles and artillery.
- hasten verb To move or act quickly, or to make something happen sooner.
- rev verb To make an engine run faster, or to increase its speed.
- speed noun How fast something moves, or the rate at which something happens.
Senses
acelerar is used for these senses in English:
- accelerate (intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
- expedite (transitive) To accelerate the progress of.
- gun (informal) (gunning for something or gunning to do something) make a great effort.
- hasten (transitive) To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
- rev (ergative) To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.
- rev up (idiomatic) To increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car.
- speed To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
accelerate — full definition
- verb To go faster, or to make something go faster.
- verb To make something happen sooner or more quickly than planned.
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