Past tense of slow
regular verb
The past tense of slow is slowed. The past participle is also slowed.
Forms of slow
| Base form (V1) | slow /sləʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | slowed /sləʊd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | slowed /sləʊd/ |
| Present participle | slowing /ˈslaː.ɪn/ |
| Third person singular | slows /slaːz/ |
Slowed in a sentence
- As he passed though the station, he slowed to yell to the signalman, Frank 'Sailor' Bridges: "Sailor - have you anything between here and Fordham?2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 42
- The entire machine slowed down during the execution of the virus checker.From the entry execution
- No longer pouring, the rain outside slowed down to a faint drizzle.From the entry drizzle
- My computer has slowed down to a crawl since I installed that software package.From the entry crawl
- With a comfortable lead, the football team slowed down the tempo of the game.From the entry slow down
Meaning of slow
- adjective Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- adjective Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- adjective Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
Questions about the past tense of slow
- What is the past tense of slow?
- The past tense of slow is slowed.
- What is the past participle of slow?
- The past participle of slow is slowed.
- Is slow a regular or irregular verb?
- Slow is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: slow (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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