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in the PONS Dictionary

I. ac·cel·er·ate [əkˈseləreɪt] VB intr

1. accelerate (go faster):

accelerate
beschleunigen
accelerate driver
Gas geben inf

2. accelerate (increase):

accelerate
zunehmen
accelerate
[schnell] ansteigen
his heartbeat accelerated
sein Herzschlag beschleunigte sich

3. accelerate PHYS:

accelerate
beschleunigen

II. ac·cel·er·ate [əkˈseləreɪt] VB trans

1. accelerate vehicle:

to accelerate sth
etw beschleunigen
to accelerate one's speed
die Geschwindigkeit erhöhen

2. accelerate fig decline, change:

to accelerate sth
etw beschleunigen

3. accelerate CHEM, PHYS:

to accelerate sth
etw beschleunigen
Present
Iaccelerate
youaccelerate
he/she/itaccelerates
weaccelerate
youaccelerate
theyaccelerate
Past
Iaccelerated
youaccelerated
he/she/itaccelerated
weaccelerated
youaccelerated
theyaccelerated
Present Perfect
Ihaveaccelerated
youhaveaccelerated
he/she/ithasaccelerated
wehaveaccelerated
youhaveaccelerated
theyhaveaccelerated
Past Perfect
Ihadaccelerated
youhadaccelerated
he/she/ithadaccelerated
wehadaccelerated
youhadaccelerated
theyhadaccelerated
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