Swift

/swɪft/ · adjective

Meaning

Fast; quick; rapid..

Definitions by Sense

1. Fast; quick; rapid.
2. Capable of moving at high speeds.
3. (informal) Quick-thinking; bright.
4. (obsolete or poetic) Swiftly.
5. A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.
6. Any of certain lizards of the genus Sceloporus.
7. (entomology) A moth of the family Hepialidae, swift moth, ghost moth.
8. (entomology) Any of various fast-flying hesperiid butterflies.

Example Sentences

swift action

swift response

swift recovery

The river’s swift current carried the boat downstream.

She gave a swift reply to his question.

Spain were provoked into a response and Villa almost provided a swift equaliser when he rounded Hart but found the angle too acute and could only hit the side-netting.

The call, which is the first known conversation between the presidents since Trump assumed office last month, came as as^([sic]) Trump makes clear to his advisers he wants to bring the Ukraine conflict to a swift end.

That's what limos do — advertise, and he should have known that. But, as I told you before, officer, he's not too swift.

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Word Forms

• swifter
• swiftest
• more swift
• most swift
• swifts

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