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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGeschwindigkeit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ge-schwin-dig-keit
"Das Auto fuhr mit hoher Geschwindigkeit."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate.
"The car was traveling at a high speed on the highway."
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To move quickly or at a high speed, often exceeding a legal or safe limit.
"He was caught speeding through the residential neighborhood."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'speed' originates from the Old English 'spēd', which means 'success, prosperity'. It evolved through Middle English, where it took on the meaning of 'quickness' or 'swiftness', reflecting a shift from a focus on success to the rate of motion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Speed" is said worldwide
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vitesse
Transliteration: vi-tesse
"La voiture roule à grande vitesse."
Geschwindigkeit
Transliteration: ge-schwin-dig-keit
"Das Auto fuhr mit hoher Geschwindigkeit."
velocità
Transliteration: ve-lo-ci-tà
"L'auto viaggiava a grande velocità."
velocidad
Transliteration: ve-lo-ci-dad
"El carro viajaba a gran velocidad."
velocidade
Transliteration: ve-lo-ci-da-de
"O carro viajava em alta velocidade."
गति
Transliteration: gati
"गाड़ी बहुत तेज गति से चल रही थी।"
速度
Transliteration: sù dù
"这辆汽车正以极高的速度行驶。"
속도
Transliteration: sok-do
"자동차가 빠른 속도로 달리고 있었다."
速度
Transliteration: sokudo
"車が猛スピードで走っていた。"
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