swift

🇺🇸 /swɪft/ 🇬🇧 /swɪft/
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adjective
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very fast or quick

The team made a swift decision to help.

R

moving at high speed

The river has a swift flow of water.

noun
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a fast-flying bird like a swallow

The swift flew quickly across the sky.

translation

adj. very fast or quick; moving at high speed
n. a fast-flying bird like a swallow

Word Forms

Comparative swifter
Superlative swiftest
Plural swifts