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swift

  • adjective
  • /swɪft/

fast; quick; rapid.

Other meanings

  1. Capable of moving at high speeds.

  2. quick-thinking; bright.

Synonyms

  • fleet

Related words

  • outswift
  • swiften
  • swiftfoot
  • ultraswift
  • swift half
  • overswift
  • over-swift
  • swift fruit bat
  • swiftboat
  • swift-boat
  • swift boat
  • Swift Boat

Example sentences

  • “Will justice be swift in this case?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “Refusal to comply will be met with swift punishment.”

    Tatoeba · hecko · CC0

Word history

From Old English "swift" (swift; quick).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “swift” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.