accelerate
gb/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/ us/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/
B1
Inglês
~ 4200
Acepções
0 acepção
Verbo
B1
action
1
Increase speed or move faster
To start going faster or make something go faster.
Padrão de uso:
to accelerate [something]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'accelerate' with 'exaggerate' due to similar sounds, but they have completely different meanings.
Sinônimos
speed up (More informal and commonly used in everyday speech.)
Antônimos
slow down (Means to reduce speed, the opposite of accelerating.)
Colocações
accelerate quickly
|accelerate rapidly
|accelerate smoothly
|accelerate sharply
Temas
transportation
|physics
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The car accelerated as it entered the highway.
- She pressed the gas pedal to accelerate.
- The train accelerated out of the station, gaining speed quickly.
- Cyclists can accelerate faster on lighter bikes.
- The runner accelerated in the final 100 meters.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The car accelerated on the road.
- Please accelerate after the light turns green.
- The bike accelerates when you push hard.
- The bus accelerated to pass the truck.
Verbo
B2
action
2
Make something happen faster
To make something happen faster or earlier.
Padrão de uso:
to accelerate [a process/event]
Erro comum:
Learners may only associate 'accelerate' with physical speed, not realizing it can also apply to processes or events.
Sinônimos
hasten (Slightly more formal; often used in written or literary contexts.)
Antônimos
delay (Means to make something happen later, the opposite of accelerating a process.)
Colocações
accelerate growth
|accelerate development
|accelerate progress
|accelerate change
Temas
business
|science
|technology
|work
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The new policy will accelerate economic growth.
- Technology has accelerated the pace of communication.
- The treatment can accelerate recovery time.
- They hope to accelerate the approval process.
- Climate change is accelerating the melting of glaciers.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The new plan will accelerate work.
- Good tools accelerate learning.
- This medicine will accelerate healing.
- We want to accelerate the project.
Verbo
technical
C1
action
3
Increase rate of acceleration
In science, to change how fast something moves, including speed and direction.
Sinônimos
gain velocity (Technical term focusing on vector quantity in physics.)
Antônimos
decelerate (Technical opposite referring to a decrease in velocity over time.)
Colocações
accelerate uniformly
|accelerate at a constant rate
Temas
physics
|science
Exemplos
- An object accelerates when a net force is applied.
- The spacecraft accelerated as it left Earth's gravity.
- In free fall, objects accelerate due to gravity.
- The particle accelerates in the magnetic field.
Exemplos para estudantes
- A ball accelerates when it rolls down a hill.
- In space, rockets accelerate slowly at first.
- Gravity makes things accelerate when they fall.
Gramática
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accelerate
AFI
GB/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/
US/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/
Sílabas e tonicidade
ac - cel - er - ate (4 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cel)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: accelerate
- 3rd Person Singular: accelerates
- Present Participle: accelerating
- Past: accelerated
Família de palavras
Forms
accelerates
verb
accelerating
verb
accelerated
verb
Core family
acceleration
noun B1
accelerator
noun
Negative and opposite forms
decelerate
verb B2
deceleration
noun
Advanced or less common
accelerant
noun C1
Expressões
accelerate development
1/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt dɪvˈɛləpmənt/
fixed phrase
Speed up development process
To make something new or better more quickly.
Exemplos
- Government funding can accelerate development of new drugs.
- They are working hard to accelerate development of the app.
accelerate growth
1/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt ɡɹˈoʊθ/
fixed phrase
Make growth happen faster
To help something grow or develop more quickly.
Exemplos
- Investing in education can accelerate growth in the economy.
- The company is using technology to accelerate growth.
accelerate progress
1/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt pɹˈɑɡɹɛs/
fixed phrase
Make progress faster
To make it easier or quicker to reach a goal.
Exemplos
- International cooperation can accelerate progress on climate goals.
- Better training will accelerate progress in skill development.