dʒivaˈɡaʁ
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Translation
slowly
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Word origin
From de + vagar ('leisure, idle time'), from Latin vacare ('to be empty, be at leisure').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vacare
- English cognates
- vacant, vacation
Examples
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He drives slowly when it's raining.
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Speak more slowly please, I didn't understand.
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The traffic was so jammed that the cars moved slowly.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 4: Words 731-740.