rapid
UK/ˈɹæp.ɪd/
rapid adjective: very swift or quick. Also the ellipsis of rapid chess.
Adjective
rapid (comparative more rapid or (proscribed) rapider, superlative most rapid or (proscribed) rapidest)
Adverb
rapid (comparative more rapid, superlative most rapid)
Noun
rapid (plural rapids)
Also used as
rapid is also the ellipsis of rapid chess.
rapid meaning in Urdu, Sanskrit, Tagalog and Arabic
rapid in Urdu
- Very swift or quick
- سریع sarī
rapid in Sanskrit
- Very swift or quick
- आशु āśu, रघु raghu
rapid in Tagalog
- section of river
- lagaslasan
rapid in Arabic
- Very swift or quick
- سَرِيع sarīʕ
More languagesFewer languages
- rapid in Malay
- ligas, deras, jeram
- rapid in Indonesian
- riam, jeram
- rapid in Persian
- تنداب tondâb
- rapid in Thai
- แก่ง gɛ̀ng
Examples of rapid in a sentence
- Ascend my Chariot; guide the rapid Wheeles.1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert...
- The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
- Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."2013 June 21, Chico Harlan, “Japan pockets the subsidy …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 30:
Synonyms of rapid
Forms of rapid
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more rapid |
| comparative proscribed | rapider |
| superlative | most rapid |
| superlative proscribed | rapidest |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more rapid |
| superlative | most rapid |
| Noun | |
| plural | rapids |
Origin of rapid
Borrowed from Middle French rapide and its etymon Latin rapidus.
Words formed from rapid
- bus rapid transit
- nonrapid
- rapid antigen test
- rapid automatized naming
- rapid eye movement
- rapid fire pistol
- rapid fire
- rapid-fire
- rapidity
- rapidly
- rapidness
- rapidograph
- rapid-onset gender dysphoria
- rapid rectangular flashing beacon
- rapid response system
- rapid response team
- rapid transit
- rapid unplanned disassembly
- rapid unscheduled disassembly
- rocuronium
- ropinirole
- ultrarapid
- unrapid
- Big Rapids
- Cedar Rapids
- Grand Rapids
- Neosho Rapids
- Park Rapids
- Rapid Ann
- Rapidan
- Rapid City
- rapidless
- Rock Rapids
- Wisconsin Rapids
Phrases with rapid
- rapid chess
- rapid transits
- Rapid Ann Station
- bus rapid transits
- rapid fire pistols
- rapid antigen tests
- rapid eye movements
- rapid response teams
- rapid response systems
- rapid onset gender dysphoria
- rapid unplanned disassemblies
- rapid unscheduled disassemblies
2 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with rapid
Questions about rapid
- What does rapid mean?
- Rapid means very swift or quick.
- What is rapid in Urdu?
- Rapid in Urdu is سریع (sarī). See Rapid meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use rapid in a sentence?
- Ascend my Chariot; guide the rapid Wheeles.
- What part of speech is rapid?
- Rapid can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce rapid?
- Rapid is pronounced /ˈɹæp.ɪd/ (UK).
Words near rapid in the dictionary
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