Is the word fast a noun

быстрый, скорый, быстро, скоро, крепко, пост, засов, причал, поститься, голодать

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Словосочетания

lying fast asleep on the sofa — крепко уснув на диване  
fast-food chain — сеть ресторанов быстрого обслуживания  
fast hardening concrete — быстротвердеющий бетон  
to observe a fast — соблюдать пост  
fast and loose — непостоянный, изменчивый, ненадёжный  
to sleep fast — крепко спать  
to lay fast — заключать в тюрьму  
at a fast pace — на большой скорости  
brisk pace, fast pace, rapid pace — скорый, быстрый шаг  
fast pace — скорый, быстрый шаг  
he is a fast worker — он быстро работает  

Примеры с переводом

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Возможные однокоренные слова

fasten  — скрепить, закреплять, прикреплять, прикрепляться, застегиваться, застегивать
fasting  — пост, натощак, постящийся
fastness  — стойкость, прочность, крепость, цитадель, оплот, твердыня
faster  — быстрее
fastest  — быстрый, скорый, крепкий, прочный, стойкий, верный, твердый, нелиняющий, беспутный
unfast  — стойкий, непрочный, легколиняющий

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: fast
he/she/it: fasts
ing ф. (present participle): fasting
2-я ф. (past tense): fasted
3-я ф. (past participle): fasted

noun
ед. ч.(singular): fast
мн. ч.(plural): fasts

adjective
срав. степ. (comparative): faster
прев. степ. (superlative): fastest

Is fast a noun or verb?

Fast is both an adjective and an adverb. Quick is an adjective and the adverb form is quickly. … quickly: The accident was caused by people driving too fast in bad conditions.

What does fast mean as a noun?

fast. noun. noun. /fæst/ a period during which you do not eat food, especially for religious or health reasons to go on a fast to break (= end) your fast.

Can the word fast be a noun?

fast (noun) fast track (noun) hard–and–fast (adjective) furious (adjective)

What word is fast?

Fast is both an adjective and an adverb. Quick is an adjective and the adverb form is quickly….Fast, quick or quickly?

It was a fast train. We need to have a quick chat before the meeting.	Fast and quick are adjectives.
You walk very fast! Not: … very fastly. We should do it as quickly as possible.	Fast and quickly are adverbs.

Is faster a word?

Faster can be a noun, an adverb or an adjective – Word Type.

How do you say someone is fast?

Words used to describe fast movement – thesaurus

1. fast. adjective. able to move quickly.
2. quick. adjective. able to move fast or do something fast.
3. swift. adjective. moving quickly.
4. speedy. adjective. happening very quickly.
5. nimble. adjective. able to move quickly and easily.
6. brisk. adjective.
7. high-speed. adjective.
8. agile. adjective.

What is the fastest thing in the universe?

Laser beams

What is a better word for faster?

What is another word for faster?

accelerated	augmented
quicker	hurried up
quick	quickened up
sped up	speeded up
speeded

What is the antonym of happy?

happy. Antonyms: unlucky, unfortunate, infelicitous, unsuccessful, sorrowful, sorry, disapointed, dull, lugubrious, desponding, unhappy. Synonyms: lucky, fortunate, felicitous, successful, delighted, joyous, merry, blithesome, prosperous, glad, blissful.

What is the definition of quick?

1 : acting or capable of acting with speed: such as. a(1) : fast in development or occurrence a quick succession of events. (2) : done or taking place with rapidity gave them a quick look.

How do you use the word quick?

1. [S] [T] May I ask a quick question? ( CK)
2. [S] [T] She is quick at everything. ( CK)
3. [S] [T] We took the quickest route. ( CK)
4. [S] [T] We will take a quick break. (
5. [S] [T] He is quick to take offense. (
6. [S] [T] He’s quick in his movements.
7. [S] [T] Tom gave Mary a quick smile. (
8. [S] [T] Tom has a very quick temper. (

What is a sentence for quick?

Use “quick” in a sentence | “quick” sentence examples. 1 Those who are quick to promise are generally slow to perform. 2 Quick feet and busy hands fill the mouth. 3 Betraying a trust is a very quick and painful way to terminate a friendship.

What is the type of quick?

As detailed above, ‘quick’ can be an adverb, a noun or an adjective. Adverb usage: get rich quick. Adverb usage: come here, quick!

Is quick a synonym for fast?

Some common synonyms of speedy are expeditious, fast, fleet, hasty, quick, rapid, and swift. While all these words mean “moving, proceeding, or acting with celerity,” speedy implies quickness of successful accomplishment and may also suggest unusual velocity.

What part of speech is the word quick?

adverb

What is the antonym of quick?

Words popularity by usage frequency

ranking	word
#52817	tardy
#80300	indolent
#104497	unintelligent
#111959	unhurried

How do you spell quick?

How Do You Spell QUICK? Correct spelling for the English word “quick” is [kwˈɪk], [kwˈɪk], [k_w_ˈɪ_k] (IPA phonetic alphabet).

What rhymes quick?

Word	Rhyme rating	Categories
chick	100	Noun
tick	100	Noun, Verb
slick	100	Adjective, Noun
lick	100	Verb, Noun

What word rhymes with fire?

Word	Rhyme rating	Categories
dire	100	Adjective
liar	100	Noun
attire	100	Noun
sire	100	Noun

What word rhymes with Africa?

What rhymes with africa?

• 1 syllable. Ka. Da. Pa. Ta. Cha. Ma. Ya. Na. Sa. La. Blah. Raw.
• 2 syllables. Ona. Otha. Unda’ Deta’ Sanaa. Defa’ Pasha. Grandma. Nada. Deja. Bigga’
• 3 syllables. Panama. Bogota. Elena. Ottawa. Beema’ Arkansas. Omaha. Sakura. Topeka. Maraca. Talaga.
• 4 syllables. Undercova’ Curricula. Casanova. Balaclava. Alleluia. Alessandra. Aventura.

What word rhymes with afraid?

Word	Rhyme rating	♫
fade	100	♫
obeyed	100	♫
invade	100	♫
bade	100	♫

What word rhymes with country?

What rhymes with country?

• 1 syllable. Tree. Spree. Three. Free. Re.
• 2 syllables. Agree. Hungry. Curry. Honey. Ugly.
• 3 syllables. Poetry. Industry. Disagree. Heavenly. Usually.
• 4 syllables. Physically. Especially. Obviously. Definitely. Actually.
• 5 syllables. Eventually. Opportunity. Negativity. Unfortunately. Creativity.
• 6 syllables. Responsibility.

What is another name for country?

Synonyms of ‘country’

• nation, commonwealth, kingdom, people, realm, state.
• territory, land, region, terrain.
• people, citizens, community, inhabitants, nation, populace, public, society.
• countryside, backwoods, farmland, green belt, outback (Australian & New Zealand), provinces, sticks (informal)

What word rhymes with cousin?

What rhymes with cousin?

• 1 syllable. Son. Ton. Pun. None. Run. One. Fun.
• 2 syllables. Doesn’t. Button. Justin. Someone. Sudden. Oven. Dungeon.
• 3 syllables. Medicine. Oxygen. African. Mexican. Skeleton. Citizen. Gentleman.
• 4 syllables. American. Adrenaline. Comparison. Leviathan. Realizin’ Republican.
• 5 syllables. Metropolitan. Exoskeleton.

Fast is both an adjective and an adverb. Quick is an adjective and the adverb form is quickly….Fast, quick or quickly?

Is fast a noun or verb?

Fast is both an adjective and an adverb. Quick is an adjective and the adverb form is quickly. … quickly: The accident was caused by people driving too fast in bad conditions.

What does fast mean as a noun?

fast. noun. noun. /fæst/ a period during which you do not eat food, especially for religious or health reasons to go on a fast to break (= end) your fast.

Can the word fast be a noun?

fast (noun) fast track (noun) hard–and–fast (adjective) furious (adjective)

It was a fast train. We need to have a quick chat before the meeting.	Fast and quick are adjectives.
You walk very fast! Not: … very fastly. We should do it as quickly as possible.	Fast and quickly are adverbs.

Is faster a word?

Faster can be a noun, an adverb or an adjective – Word Type.

How do you say someone is fast?

Words used to describe fast movement – thesaurus

1. fast. adjective. able to move quickly.
2. quick. adjective. able to move fast or do something fast.
3. swift. adjective. moving quickly.
4. speedy. adjective. happening very quickly.
5. nimble. adjective. able to move quickly and easily.
6. brisk. adjective.
7. high-speed. adjective.
8. agile. adjective.

What is the fastest thing in the universe?

Laser beams

What is a better word for faster?

What is another word for faster?

accelerated	augmented
quicker	hurried up
quick	quickened up
sped up	speeded up
speeded

What is the antonym of happy?

happy. Antonyms: unlucky, unfortunate, infelicitous, unsuccessful, sorrowful, sorry, disapointed, dull, lugubrious, desponding, unhappy. Synonyms: lucky, fortunate, felicitous, successful, delighted, joyous, merry, blithesome, prosperous, glad, blissful.

What is the definition of quick?

1 : acting or capable of acting with speed: such as. a(1) : fast in development or occurrence a quick succession of events. (2) : done or taking place with rapidity gave them a quick look.

How do you use the word quick?

1. [S] [T] May I ask a quick question? ( CK)
2. [S] [T] She is quick at everything. ( CK)
3. [S] [T] We took the quickest route. ( CK)
4. [S] [T] We will take a quick break. (
5. [S] [T] He is quick to take offense. (
6. [S] [T] He’s quick in his movements.
7. [S] [T] Tom gave Mary a quick smile. (
8. [S] [T] Tom has a very quick temper. (

What is a sentence for quick?

Use “quick” in a sentence | “quick” sentence examples. 1 Those who are quick to promise are generally slow to perform. 2 Quick feet and busy hands fill the mouth. 3 Betraying a trust is a very quick and painful way to terminate a friendship.

What is the type of quick?

As detailed above, ‘quick’ can be an adverb, a noun or an adjective. Adverb usage: get rich quick. Adverb usage: come here, quick!

Is quick a synonym for fast?

Some common synonyms of speedy are expeditious, fast, fleet, hasty, quick, rapid, and swift. While all these words mean “moving, proceeding, or acting with celerity,” speedy implies quickness of successful accomplishment and may also suggest unusual velocity.

What part of speech is the word quick?

adverb

What is the antonym of quick?

Words popularity by usage frequency

ranking	word
#52817	tardy
#80300	indolent
#104497	unintelligent
#111959	unhurried

How do you spell quick?

How Do You Spell QUICK? Correct spelling for the English word “quick” is [kwˈɪk], [kwˈɪk], [k_w_ˈɪ_k] (IPA phonetic alphabet).

What rhymes quick?

Word	Rhyme rating	Categories
chick	100	Noun
tick	100	Noun, Verb
slick	100	Adjective, Noun
lick	100	Verb, Noun

What word rhymes with fire?

Word	Rhyme rating	Categories
dire	100	Adjective
liar	100	Noun
attire	100	Noun
sire	100	Noun

What word rhymes with Africa?

What rhymes with africa?

• 1 syllable. Ka. Da. Pa. Ta. Cha. Ma. Ya. Na. Sa. La. Blah. Raw.
• 2 syllables. Ona. Otha. Unda’ Deta’ Sanaa. Defa’ Pasha. Grandma. Nada. Deja. Bigga’
• 3 syllables. Panama. Bogota. Elena. Ottawa. Beema’ Arkansas. Omaha. Sakura. Topeka. Maraca. Talaga.
• 4 syllables. Undercova’ Curricula. Casanova. Balaclava. Alleluia. Alessandra. Aventura.

What word rhymes with afraid?

Word	Rhyme rating	♫
fade	100	♫
obeyed	100	♫
invade	100	♫
bade	100	♫

What word rhymes with country?

What rhymes with country?

• 1 syllable. Tree. Spree. Three. Free. Re.
• 2 syllables. Agree. Hungry. Curry. Honey. Ugly.
• 3 syllables. Poetry. Industry. Disagree. Heavenly. Usually.
• 4 syllables. Physically. Especially. Obviously. Definitely. Actually.
• 5 syllables. Eventually. Opportunity. Negativity. Unfortunately. Creativity.
• 6 syllables. Responsibility.

What is another name for country?

Synonyms of ‘country’

• nation, commonwealth, kingdom, people, realm, state.
• territory, land, region, terrain.
• people, citizens, community, inhabitants, nation, populace, public, society.
• countryside, backwoods, farmland, green belt, outback (Australian & New Zealand), provinces, sticks (informal)

What word rhymes with cousin?

What rhymes with cousin?

• 1 syllable. Son. Ton. Pun. None. Run. One. Fun.
• 2 syllables. Doesn’t. Button. Justin. Someone. Sudden. Oven. Dungeon.
• 3 syllables. Medicine. Oxygen. African. Mexican. Skeleton. Citizen. Gentleman.
• 4 syllables. American. Adrenaline. Comparison. Leviathan. Realizin’ Republican.
• 5 syllables. Metropolitan. Exoskeleton.

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, New Zealand, General South African) enPR: fäst, IPA^(key): /fɑːst/
• Rhymes: -ɑːst
• (General American, Northern England) enPR: făst, IPA^(key): /fæst/
• Rhymes: -æst

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English fast, fest, from Old English fæst (“firm, secure”), from Proto-West Germanic *fast, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.

The development of “rapid” from an original sense of “secure” apparently happened first in the adverb and then transferred to the adjective; compare hard in expressions like “to run hard”. The original sense of “secure, firm” is now slightly archaic, but retained in the related fasten (“make secure”).

Adjective[edit]

fast (comparative faster, superlative fastest)

1. (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. [from 9th c.]

   That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!

   Synonyms: firm, immobile, secure, stable, stuck, tight

   Antonym: loose

   Hyponyms: bedfast, chairfast, colorfast, fail-fast, lightfast, shamefast, soothfast, steadfast

2. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.

   • 1596 (date written; published 1633)​, Edmund Spenser, A Vewe of the Present State of Irelande […], Dublin: […] Societie of Stationers, […], →OCLC; republished as A View of the State of Ireland […] (Ancient Irish Histories), Dublin: […] Society of Stationers, […] Hibernia Press, […] [b]y John Morrison, 1809, →OCLC:

     out-lawes […] lurking in woods and fast places

   Synonyms: fortified, impenetrable

   Antonyms: penetrable, weak

3. (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).) [from 10th c.]
   • 1933, Will Hudson, Irving Mills and Eddy DeLange, “Moonglow”

     I still hear you sayin’, «Dear one, hold me fast«

4. Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. [from 14th c.]

   I am going to buy a fast car.

   Synonyms: quick, rapid, speedy

   1. (nuclear physics, of a neutron) Having a kinetic energy between 1 million and 20 million electron volts; often used to describe the energy state of free neutrons at the moment of their release by a nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reaction (i.e., before the neutrons have been slowed down by anything).

      Plutonium-240 has a much higher fission cross-section for fast neutrons than for thermal neutrons.

5. Of a place, characterised by business, hustle and bustle, etc.

   • 1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Scripts, page 15:

     Sydney is a fast city, and the pace is becoming increasingly more frantic.

6. Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.

   a fast racket, or tennis court

   a fast track

   a fast billiard table

   a fast dance floor

7. (computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
8. Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people). [16th–19th c.]

   • c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

     Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her nightgown upon her, unlock her closet, take forth paper, fold it, write upon’t, read it, afterwards seal it, and again return to bed; yet all this while in a most fast sleep.

   Synonyms: deep, sound

   Antonym: light

9. (of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent. [from 17th c.]

   All the washing has come out pink. That red tee-shirt was not fast.

   Synonym: colour-fast

10. (obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.

    • 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Gardens”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:

      Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells.

11. (dated) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits. [from 18th c.]

    a fast woman

    • 1852, John Swaby, Physiology of the Opera (page 74)

      […] we remember once hearing a fast man suggest that they were evidently «nobs who had overdrawn the badger by driving fast cattle, and going it high» — the exact signification of which words we did not understand […]

    • 1867, George W. Bungay, “Temperance and its Champions”, in The Herald of Health and Journal of Physical Culture‎^[1], volume I, page 277:

      Had Senator Wilson won the unenviable reputation of being a fast man—a lover of wine, or had he shown himself to the public in a state of inebriety, unable to stand erect in Fanueil Hall for instance, leaning upon the desk to “maintain the center of gravity,” and uttering words that fell sprawling in “muddy obscurity” from lips redolent of rum, rendering it necessary for a prompter and an interpreter to sculpture his speech into symmetry for the public ear and the public press, he would have been pelted from his high office with the indignant ballots of his constituents.

    • 1979, Doug Fieger, «Good Girls Don’t»:

      You’re alone with her at last / And you’re waiting ’til you think the time is right / Cause you’ve heard she’s pretty fast / And you’re hoping that she’ll give you some tonight.

13. Ahead of the correct time or schedule. [from 19th c.]

    There must be something wrong with the hall clock. It is always fast.

    Synonyms: ahead, (as in “the clock is gaining x minutes per hour/day”) gain

    Antonyms: behind, slow

14. (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average. [from 20th c.]

Usage notes[edit]

In the context of nuclear reactors or weaponry, fission-spectrum neutrons (neutrons with the spectrum of energies produced by nuclear fission) are frequently referred to as fast neutrons, even though the majority of fission-spectrum neutrons have energies below the 1-million-electron-volt cutoff.

Synonyms[edit]

• (occurring or happening within a short time): quick, rapid, speedy, swift
• (capable of moving with great speed): see also Thesaurus:speedy
• (rapidly consents to sexual activity): easy, slutty; see also Thesaurus:promiscuous
• (firmly or securely fixed in place): see also Thesaurus:tight

Antonyms[edit]

• (occurring or happening within a short time): slow

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Adverb[edit]

fast (comparative faster, superlative fastest)

1. In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound [from 10th c.].

   Hold this rope as fast as you can.

   • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene v]:

     Shylock:
     […] Do as I bid you; shut doors after you:
     Fast bind, fast find;
     A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.

   Synonyms: firmly, securely, tightly

   Antonym: loosely

2. (of sleeping) Deeply or soundly [from 13th c.].

   He is fast asleep.

   Synonym: deeply

   Antonym: lightly

3. Immediately following in place or time; close, very near [from 13th c.].

   The horsemen came fast on our heels.

   Fast by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped. / That ain’t my style, said Casey. Strike one, the umpire said.

5. Quickly, with great speed; within a short time [from 13th c.].

   • 2013 August 17, “Pennies streaming from heaven”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8849:

     Faster than a speeding bit, the internet upended media and entertainment companies. Piracy soared, and sales of albums and films slid. Newspapers lost advertising and readers to websites. Stores selling books, CDs and DVDs went bust. Doomsayers predicted that consumers and advertisers would abandon pay-television en masse in favour of online alternatives.

   Do it as fast as you can.

   Synonyms: quickly, rapidly, speedily, swiftly

   Antonym: slowly

6. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

   I think my watch is running fast.

   Synonym: ahead

   Antonym: behind

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

fast (plural fasts)

1. (Britain, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations

   Synonyms: express, express train, fast train

   Antonyms: local, slow train, stopper

Translations[edit]

Interjection[edit]

fast

1. (archery) Short for «stand fast», a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target

   Antonym: loose

Translations[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English fasten, from Old English fæstan (verb), Old English fæsten (noun) from
Proto-Germanic *fastāną (“fast”), from the same root as Proto-Germanic *fastijaną (“fasten”), derived from *fastuz, and thereby related to Etymology 1.
The religious sense is presumably introduced in the Gothic church, from Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fastan, “hold fast (viz. to the rule of abstinence)”). This semantic development is unique to Gothic, the term glosses Greek νηστεύω (nēsteúō), Latin ieiuno which do not have similar connotations of «holding fast».
The feminine noun Old High German fasta likely existed in the 8th century (shift to neuter Old High German fasten from the 9th century, whence modern German Fasten).
The Old English noun originally had the sense «fortress, enclosure» and takes the religious sense only in late Old English, perhaps influenced by Old Norse fasta.
The use for reduced nutrition intake for medical reasons or for weight reduction develops by the mid-1970s, back-formed from the use of the verbal noun fasting in this sense (1960s).

Verb[edit]

fast (third-person singular simple present fasts, present participle fasting, simple past and past participle fasted)

1. (intransitive) To practice religious abstinence, especially from food.

   • Thou didst fast and weep for the child.

   • 1677 George Fox, The Hypocrites Fast and Feast Not God’s Holy Day, p. 8 (paraphrasing Matthew 6:16-18).

     And is it not the Command of Christ, that in their Fast they should not appear unto men to fast?

   • 2007, John Zerzan, Silence, page 3:

     It is at the core of the Vision Quest, the solitary period of fasting and closeness to the earth to discover one’s life path and purpose.

2. (intransitive) To reduce or limit one’s nutrition intake for medical or health reasons, to diet.
   • 1977 Suza Norton, «To get the most benefit from fasting use a body-building diet», Yoga Journal, Jul-Aug 1977, p. 40.

     The ideal would be to fast in a situation where you are not tempted by food

   • 1983 Experimental Lung Research, Volumes 5-6, Informa healthcare, p. 134.

     After the equilibration period, the rats designated for deprivation studies were made to fast for 24, 48, 72, or 96 hr according to experimental design.

3. (transitive) (academic) To cause a person or animal to abstain, especially from eating.
   • Walker et al. (2007)

     At 11 weeks of age, all mice were fasted overnight and underwent gallbladder ultrasonography to determine ejection fraction.

   • Semick et al. (2018)

     Kittens, when fasted overnight, were not hypoglycemic (<60 mg/dl).

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

fast (plural fasts)

1. The act or practice of fasting, religious abstinence from food
   • 1677 George Fox, The Hypocrites Fast and Feast Not God’s Holy Day, p. 8 (paraphrasing Matthew 6:16-18).

     And is it not the Command of Christ, that in their Fast they should not appear unto men to fast?

   • 1878 Joseph Bingham , The Antiquities of the Christian Church vol. 2, p. 1182.

     anciently a change of diet was not reckoned a fast; but it consisted in a perfect abstinence from all sustenance for the whole day till evening.

2. One of the fasting periods in the liturgical year
   • 1662 Peter Gunning, The Holy Fast of Lent Defended Against All Its Prophaners: Or, a Discourse, Shewing that Lent-Fast was First Taught the World by the Apostles (1677 [1662]), p. 13 (translation of the Paschal Epistle of Theophilus of Alexandria).

     And so may we enter the Fasts at hand, beginning Lent the 30th. day of the Month Mechir

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

References[edit]

• “fast”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• fast at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams[edit]

• AT&SF, ATFs, ATSF, FTAs, SAFT, TAFs, afts, fats, tafs

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin fāstus (“pride, arrogance”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfast/

Noun[edit]

fast m (plural fasts or fastos)

1. pomp
2. luxury

[edit]

• fastuós

Further reading[edit]

• “fast” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse fastr, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /fast/, [fasd̥]

Adjective[edit]

fast

1. firm
2. solid
3. tight
4. fixed
5. permanent
6. regular

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of fast
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	fast	—	—2
Neuter singular	fast	—	—2
Plural	faste	—	—2
Definite attributive1	faste	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding «indefinite» form is used. 2) The «indefinite» superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From German fast (“almost, nearly”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /fast/, [fasd̥]

Adverb[edit]

fast

1. (dated) almost, nearly

   Synonyms: næsten, omtrent

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /faːst/, [fæːˀsd̥]

Verb[edit]

fast

1. imperative of faste

German[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old High German fasto, compare fest. Cognate with English adverb fast. Compare Dutch vast.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /fast/
• Homophone: fasst

Adverb[edit]

fast

1. almost; nearly

   Fast 60 Spielfilme sind zu sehen. ― There are almost 60 feature films to see.

   Synonyms: beinahe, knapp, nahezu

   Antonym: ganz

2. (in a negative clause) hardly

   Synonym: kaum

3. (obsolete) extremely, very much
   • 1545, Martin Luther, et al., Biblia, Hans Lufft, Gen 12:14

     ALs nu Abram in Egypten kam / sahen die Egypter das Weib / das sie fast schön war.

     Now as Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was extremely beautiful.

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /faːst/

Verb[edit]

fast

1. inflection of fasen:
   1. second/third-person singular present
   2. second-person plural present
   3. plural imperative

Further reading[edit]

• “fast” in Duden online
• “fast” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Friedrich Kluge (1883), “fast”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Icelandic[edit]

Adverb[edit]

fast

1. strongly, with force

   að slá einhvern fast ― to strike someone with force

See also[edit]

• fastur

Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English fæst.

Adverb[edit]

fast

1. fast (quickly)

Descendants[edit]

• English: fast

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse fastr, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.

Adjective[edit]

fast (neuter singular fast, definite singular and plural faste)

1. solid, steady, firm, fixed, permanent

   fast telefon ― fixed phone

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

fast

1. imperative of faste

References[edit]

• “fast” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse fastr, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology. Akin to English fast.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /fɑst/

Adjective[edit]

fast (indefinite singular fast, definite singular and plural faste, comparative fastare, indefinite superlative fastast, definite superlative fastaste)

1. solid, steady, firm, fixed, permanent, stuck

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

• “fast” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *fastī, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.

Adjective[edit]

fast

1. solid, firm

Declension[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French faste.

Noun[edit]

fast n (uncountable)

1. splendour, pomp

Declension[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish faster, from Old Norse fastr, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fast

1. caught (unable to move freely), captured

   Bankrånaren är nu fast.

   The bank robber has now been caught (by the police).

2. fixed, fastened, unmoving

   Ge mig en fast punkt, och jag skall flytta världen.

   Give me one fixed spot, and I’ll move the world.

3. firm, solid (as opposed to liquid)

   Den är för vattnig. Jag önskar att den hade en fastare konsistens.

   It’s too watery. I wish it had a firmer consistency.

   fasta tillståndets fysik

   solid state physics

4. although (short form of fastän)

   Det gick bra, fast de inte hade övat i förväg.

   It went well, although they hadn’t practiced in advance.

Declension[edit]

Inflection of fast
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	fast	fastare	fastast
Neuter singular	fast	fastare	fastast
Plural	fasta	fastare	fastast
Masculine plural3	faste	fastare	fastast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	faste	fastare	fastaste
All	fasta	fastare	fastaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

[edit]

Adverb[edit]

fast

1. fixed, firmly, steadily (synonymous to the adjective)

   att sitta fast ― to be stuck

   att sätta fast ― to attach

2. (obsolete) almost, nearly

   och hade bedrifvit underslef af fast otrolig omfattning ― and had committed embezzlement of an almost unbelievable extent.

Conjunction[edit]

fast

1. although, even though

   Farsan löper också bra, fast inte lika fort. ― Dad also runs well, although not as fast.

[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

• fats, saft, staf

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