faster

Thân thiện

The rabbit runs faster than the turtle.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • At a higher speed; in less time: "faster" is the comparative form of the adverb "fast." It describes an action performed with greater speed or completed in a shorter duration than another.

Usage

• "Faster" is used to compare the speed or rate of two actions, processes, or objects. It follows the structure: [Subject] + [verb] + faster + [than...].
• It can modify verbs directly.
• It is the standard comparative form for the adverb "fast." Do not use "more fast."

Examples

• Modifying a verb:
  • She runs faster than her brother. (Her speed is greater than her brother's speed.)
  • Please type faster; we are running out of time. (A request to increase typing speed.)
  • This new computer processes data faster. (The new computer has a higher processing speed than an old one.)

Advanced Usage

• "faster and faster": Used to describe a continuous or accelerating increase in speed.
  • The car went faster and faster down the hill. (The car's speed kept increasing.)
• In technical or formal contexts, "more rapidly" or "more quickly" can be synonyms, though "faster" is often more common in everyday speech.

Variants and Related Words

• Fast (adj/adv): Moving or able to move at high speed; quickly.
  • He is a fast runner. (Adj)
  • Don't drive so fast. (Adv)
• Fastest (adv): Superlative form of "fast."
  • She finished the race the fastest.
• Quickly (adv): At high speed. ("More quickly" is the comparative form.)
• Rapidly (adv): Happening in a short time or at great speed. ("More rapidly" is the comparative form.)

Synonyms

• More quickly
• More rapidly
• At a greater speed
• Speedier (less common as an adverb)

Antonyms

• Slower
• More slowly

Related Phrases

• Get faster: To increase in speed.
  • His reading speed got faster with practice.
• Grow faster: To increase in rate of growth.
  • The economy is growing faster than predicted.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. more quickly

Từ đồng nghĩa

• quicker