accelerate
gb/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/ us/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/
B1
İngilizce
~ 4200
Anlamlar
0 anlam
Fiil
B1
action
1
Increase speed or move faster
To start going faster or make something go faster.
Kullanım kalıbı:
to accelerate [something]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'accelerate' with 'exaggerate' due to similar sounds, but they have completely different meanings.
Eş anlamlılar
speed up (More informal and commonly used in everyday speech.)
Zıt anlamlılar
slow down (Means to reduce speed, the opposite of accelerating.)
Eşdizimler
accelerate quickly
|accelerate rapidly
|accelerate smoothly
|accelerate sharply
Konular
transportation
|physics
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
Fiil
B2
action
2
Make something happen faster
To make something happen faster or earlier.
Kullanım kalıbı:
to accelerate [a process/event]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may only associate 'accelerate' with physical speed, not realizing it can also apply to processes or events.
Eş anlamlılar
hasten (Slightly more formal; often used in written or literary contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
delay (Means to make something happen later, the opposite of accelerating a process.)
Eşdizimler
accelerate growth
|accelerate development
|accelerate progress
|accelerate change
Konular
business
|science
|technology
|work
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- The new plan will accelerate work.
- Good tools accelerate learning.
- This medicine will accelerate healing.
- We want to accelerate the project.
Fiil
technical
C1
action
3
Increase rate of acceleration
In science, to change how fast something moves, including speed and direction.
Eş anlamlılar
gain velocity (Technical term focusing on vector quantity in physics.)
Zıt anlamlılar
decelerate (Technical opposite referring to a decrease in velocity over time.)
Eşdizimler
accelerate uniformly
|accelerate at a constant rate
Konular
physics
|science
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- A ball accelerates when it rolls down a hill.
- In space, rockets accelerate slowly at first.
- Gravity makes things accelerate when they fall.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
accelerate
IPA
GB/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/
US/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt/
Heceler ve vurgu
ac - cel - er - ate (4 hece)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cel)
Kelime biçimleri
Verb
- Base: accelerate
- 3rd Person Singular: accelerates
- Present Participle: accelerating
- Past: accelerated
Kelime ailesi
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
İfadeler
accelerate development
1/æksˈɛlɚˌeɪt dɪvˈɛləpmənt/
fixed phrase
Speed up development process
To make something new or better more quickly.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- International cooperation can accelerate progress on climate goals.
- Better training will accelerate progress in skill development.