rapid
Use Rapid in a sentence
ɪd adjective
1.
occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
2.
moving or acting with great speed; swift: a rapid worker.
3.
characterized by speed: rapid motion.
noun
4.
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of an action or movement) performed or occurring during a short interval of time; quick: a rapid transformation |
| 2. | characterized by high speed: rapid movement |
| 3. | acting or moving quickly; fast: a rapid worker |
| [C17: from Latin rapidus tearing away, from rapere to seize; see | |
| 'rapidly | |
| —adv | |
| rapidity | |
| —n | |
| 'rapidness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
rapid
1634, from L. rapidus "hasty, snatching," from rapere "hurry away, carry off, seize, plunder," from PIE base *rep- "to snatch" (cf. Gk. ereptomai "devour," harpazein "snatch away"). Rapids is 1765, from Fr. rapides, applied by Fr. voyagers to North American rivers. Rapid-transit first attested 1873;
rapid eye movement is from 1916.
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Example sentences
Without a rapid and sustained increase in overall rates of economic growth, reducing poverty will remain a considerable challenge.
Many of the elements for rapid economic growth are in place.
Always refrigerate leftovers promptly, uncovered to aid rapid cooling.
Rapid burial by rare sedimentary event is the likely scenario in which the skeleton was preserved.
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