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- [sped]
- /spɛd/
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- [sped]
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Definitions of sped word
- verb sped a simple past tense and past participle of speed. 1
- noun sped rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound. 1
- noun sped relative rapidity in moving, going, etc.; rate of motion or progress: full speed ahead. 1
- noun sped full, maximum, or optimum rate of motion: The car gets to speed in just nine seconds. 1
- noun sped Automotive. a transmission gear ratio. 1
- noun sped Photography. Also called film speed. the sensitivity of a film or paper to light, measured by an ASA or DIN index, which assigns low numbers to slow film and higher numbers to faster film. Also called shutter speed. the length of time a shutter is opened to expose film. the largest opening at which a lens can be used. 1
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Origin of sped
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; 1965-70 for def 6; (noun) Middle English spede good luck, prosperity, rapidity, Old English spēd; cognate with Dutch spoed, Old High German spōt; akin to Old English spōwan to prosper, succeed; (v.) Middle English speden to succeed, prosper, go with speed, Old English spēdan to succeed, prosper; cognate with Old Saxon spōdian, Old High German spuoten
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Parts of speech for Sped
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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sped popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sped
verb sped
- aviated — Simple past tense and past participle of aviate.
- careened — Simple past tense and past participle of careen.
- coursed — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- darted — a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.
- dragooned — Simple past tense and past participle of dragoon.
noun sped
- hasted — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.